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’
What November 1 means to Delhi

What November 1 means to Delhi

The date marks the creation of the Union Territory, but Delhi’s story began centuries earlier and continued through several political…

September 27, 2026

Delhi’s Town Hall: the building that never left the people

Built by the British, the Town Hall outlived the empire and became an enduring part of Delhi’s civic life

September 27, 2026

Delhi 1857: How the fall of the Mughal capital changed the city forever

The fall of Delhi brought the Mughal court to an end and transformed the city forever. Nearly 170 years later,…

September 21, 2026

Irwin and the making of New Delhi

From Raisina Hill and India Gate to a road that bears his name, his imprint can still be found across…

September 13, 2026

Roses, Lenin, Tolstoy, Mandela: Delhi’s BRICS map in bloom

The city won't need to go out of its way to prepare for the upcoming two-day BRICS summit; a 2016…

September 9, 2026

Delhi’s other map: roads named after teachers

From academics to cricketers and wrestling gurus, these city roads are named after celebrated mentors

September 5, 2026

Lutyens’ bungalows: addresses that turned into legacy

Some Lutyens’ Delhi bungalows remain associated with the leaders who once lived in them

August 30, 2026

From Rajendra Prasad to Droupadi Murmu: Rakhi tradition at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Presidents across seven decades have celebrated the age-old tradition in the highest constitutional office of the country

August 28, 2026

The changing face of ITO

As the Income Tax complex makes way for a new Delhi secretariat, a familiar chapter in the architecture of post-Independence…

August 25, 2026