Posts by: VIVEK SHUKLA

The writer is a Delhi-based senior journalist and author of two books ‘Gandhi's Delhi: April 12, 1915-January 30, 1948 and Beyond’ and ‘Dilli Ka Pehla Pyar - Connaught Place’

VIVEK SHUKLA -April 20, 2024

The 6 Maulana Azad Road, a British era bungalow that was the home of Vice Presidents since 1962, has been vacated and will soon be razed to give away to a high-rise building

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VIVEK SHUKLA -April 15, 2024

The venue has seen many rallies, from those related to quest for independence to the one that led to Emergency in 1975 besides Anna Hazare’s famous drive against corruption  

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VIVEK SHUKLA -April 14, 2024

As Delhi gears up for the Lok Sabha elections on May 25, we look at the most important spots where political rallies are held. Although the emergence of TV and digital media has lessened their significance, they may again witness gatherings

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VIVEK SHUKLA -April 7, 2024

Political parties in the national capital have over the past few years patronised a few communities and ignored the others, despite the city having been built by generations of migrants from all parts of the country

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VIVEK SHUKLA -March 31, 2024

Rouse Avenue, which grabbed headlines following CM Arvind Kejriwal’s recent arrest, was built by British engineer Sir Alexander Rouse and, boasts of a rich history

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VIVEK SHUKLA -March 16, 2024

While housing societies and areas established before 1990 had indian-sounding names, post-liberalisation era spawned complexes in Gurugram and Noida with European names to attract expatriates and the global Indian

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VIVEK SHUKLA -March 8, 2024

The monumental and enduring narratives of Delhi’s sculptures unveil a mosaic of stories, struggles, and triumphs, while also telling a story of gender gap in stone and clay

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VIVEK SHUKLA -March 8, 2024

A visit to the Mahila Panchayat in New Seemapuri shows that women from the lowest economic strata of the society suffer the most

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