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’
Posts by: VIVEK SHUKLA
A timeless spectacle: Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path
The Republic Day parade, which finds its roots in the raj, now symbolises the modern India and showcases the nation's culture, unity and diversity
Name game: Sikh leaders redefine identity through locality titles
From ‘Kalka’ to ‘GK’, Delhi’s Sikh leaders embrace neighbourhood names for recognition
Secrets of the Delhi Assembly: Revolutionaries, a hidden tunnel, and a gallows room
Once a site of trials and executions, the assembly walls whisper tales of a turbulent past
Delhi polls: Let’s meet Capital’s few Bengali, Malayalam-speaking MLAs
MLAs tracing the untold stories of city's linguistic minorities and their fleeting moments of political triumph
Not only memorials of Independent India’s statesmen, tombs of rulers also lie forgotten
Amid Delhi’s bustling present rests a forgotten past, where lie tombs of some of history's most powerful rulers
Meet Delhi’s 6 mavericks, defying old age to pursue their passion
Meet the luminaries who prove that age is no barrier, legacy, and an enduring spirit of contribution
Reimagining memorials: Do we care about them enough?
Memorials of India’s great leaders help preserve their legacy and inspire future generations; maybe it’s to engage more actively with them
Mirza Ghalib: Echoes of eternity at Poet’s Mazar in Nizamuddin
A journey through the timeless legacy of Ghalib, where poetry meets philosophy, and the past whispers to the present