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’
Delhi’s markets to cricket fields: how Apollo Tyres went the distance

Delhi’s markets to cricket fields: how Apollo Tyres went the distance

From Raunaq Singh’s journey from Lahore to Delhi’s Gole Market to Apollo Tyres’ appearance on Team India jerseys, the Kanwar…

December 13, 2025

Driven to exhaustion: the unseen lives of Delhi’s wedding-season drivers

Drivers across Delhi-NCR endure 16–18-hour shifts, long waits and little rest during the wedding rush, working without food, relief or…

December 9, 2025

80 years on: the many lives of Sujan Singh Park

Built in 1945 as wartime housing, Sujan Singh Park became a haven for Partition survivors and a home to writers,…

December 7, 2025

Why Delhi’s Punjabi Partition families still seek matches from Lahore and Rawalpindi

For Delhi’s Punjabi Khatri and Arora families, marriages still follow roots across Lahore, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala

December 6, 2025

A century of quiet faith: the free church at Jantar Mantar

Built by Scottish missionaries in 1925, the Free Church in Central Delhi has stood through wars, protests and Delhi’s rapid…

November 30, 2025

Prakash Bhandari: Delhi’s first test cricketer and master of three sports

A rare, multi-disciplinary talent who moved with ease from cricket to golf and bridge, he spent seven decades nurturing Delhi’s…

November 26, 2025

Dharmendra in Lodhi Gardens: revisiting “Aapko Pyar Chhupane Ki Buri Aadat Hai”

A beloved 1965 duet, a summer shoot in Lodhi Gardens, and memories of Dharmendra’s gentle charm linger decades later

November 25, 2025

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: after decades of glory, the curtains may finally come down on a national landmark

Four decades after hosting iconic sporting and cultural milestones — from the 1982 Asian Games to concerts by global stars…

November 23, 2025

Super Bazar’s rise, fall and uncertain future in Connaught Place

Once Delhi’s busiest cooperative store, the landmark now stands deserted as NDMC considers revival

November 22, 2025