Mohd Shehwaaz Khan
Mohd Shehwaaz Khan is a journalist based in New Delhi. He won Laadli Media Award 2023 for best feature in print
Posts by: Mohd Shehwaaz Khan
Not quite fair
Delhi Book Fair returned to the Capital after three years but without the news-making Booker-winning two titles as stall owners lamented the low sales and turnout post pandemic
Winters arrive late at Okhla Bird Sanctuary
The delay in the onset of winter has pushed the arrival of migratory birds, seen here during this time of the year, to January
Food, and a fusion of fun and music
Zomaland witnessed a large number of people, especially in the evenings. Visitors loved the food, but were a little disappointed by the lack of activities
Festivals keep Delhiites warm
After a two-year forced break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, winter events in the Capital are back and Delhiites are lapping them up
Women who opened the door to mosques
While debate on Jama Masjid’s decision to disallow women from visiting the premises for non-praying activities rages on, it is time to look at some of Capital’s mosques built by women
When an idol is no more the idol it was
Delhi-born artist Shaurya Kumar uses his art to explore new meaning assigned to an idol or an artefact after it has been stolen and transposed to a different part of the world from where it originally belonged
BJP, Congress offices wear deserted look as parties stare at loss
An analysis of vote share of different contestants showed that the Congress which had obtained 21.09 per cent votes in 2017 could manage to get only 11.68 per cent votes this time
Class divide ensures art scene is no pretty picture
Behind the glitz of art galleries, haunts of the upper class and culture connoisseurs, is a story of exploited workers, who work for a pittance and are also ignored and invisibilised. Artists from humble backgrounds also can’t succeed due to their lack of social status. Merit doesn’t count