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
Delhi: Recalling a visit to the Pakistan High Commission
The Pakistan High Commission, built on a sprawling space and recognisable through its blue domes, sticks out in Delhi’s diplomatic enclave for being unusually inactive in all hours
Ashwini Kumar: How a Dilliwala ensured safety at Olympic Games
Ashwini Kumar, a former police officer who served as Director General of BSF, played a role in security of several Olympic Games and was known as a thinking cop
Delhi | A bungalow of one’s own: Welcome to 20 Akbar Road
The coveted address, which is one of the only two double-storeyed bungalows in Lutyens’ zone, has been home to Lok Sabha speakers; Om Birla is now the only speaker after Balram Jakhar to occupy the house for two terms
Delhi: Anglo-Indians adding Hindustani flavour to their lives
The community, which played a key role in running of government departments and establishment of English-medium schools, is accepting Hindustani culture with time.
Dhirendra Brahmachari: The rise and fall of India’s first celebrity Yoga guru
Dhirendra Brahmachari had shot to fame thanks to access to ex-PM Indira Gandhi but his fall was equally drastic after her death
Pataudi’s bitter-sweet relationship with Delhi cricket
The former India cricket captain left Delhi for Hyderabad but was still honoured with ‘Hall of Fame’ at the Arun Jaitley Stadium
A slice of Hyderabad in Delhi
Hyderabad House, built by the British in the early part of last century, is considered the most magnificent of the royal residences in Delhi and has played host to several top dignitaries
Revisiting the birth of film Gandhi
The 1982 Oscar-winning film, which was in the news recently due to PM Narendra Modi’s comments, was shot in various locations of the city