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

VIVEK SHUKLA -December 16, 2023

Why did Jinnah visit Hindu College?

Why did Jinnah visit Hindu College?

The college, which began in Chandni Chowk's Kinari Bazar before moving to Kashmere Gate and then to North Campus, has produced many luminaries and continues to draw top students even as the college enters its 125th year

VIVEK SHUKLA -December 9, 2023

End of an era: Why travelling on DTC’s route 851 was more than a journey

End of an era: Why travelling on DTC’s route 851 was more than a journey

Delhi Transport Corporation’s decision to stop the service of buses connecting areas in west and east Delhi with New Delhi has left many commuters inconvenienced and nostalgic

VIVEK SHUKLA -December 4, 2023

Delhi wedding season: why Punjabis still groove to the tunes of ‘Kalaa Doriyaan’, ‘Latthe Di Chaadar’

Delhi wedding season: why Punjabis still groove to the tunes of ‘Kalaa Doriyaan’, ‘Latthe Di Chaadar’

Surinder Kaur, who was the cynosure of all eyes during Punjabi weddings in the Capital, remains popular through her songs even 17 years after her death

VIVEK SHUKLA -November 25, 2023

A corner of Delhi that is forever Garhwal 

A corner of Delhi that is forever Garhwal 

The city boasts of two iconic Garhwali landmarks — Garhwal Bhawan and Garhwal Heroes — which have provided emotional support and received a lot of love from the diaspora of the hill districts

VIVEK SHUKLA -November 18, 2023

Craving for the exclusive ‘South Delhi’ matrimonials

Craving for the exclusive ‘South Delhi’ matrimonials

Stuck in time? For some parents, the 'South Delhi' tag all is that matters in matrimony

VIVEK SHUKLA -November 14, 2023

Why Biki Oberoi, the grand old man of Indian hotel industry and Chairman Emeritus of Oberoi Group, asked Bhutto’s friend to design Oberoi Intercontinental | Obituary

Why Biki Oberoi, the grand old man of Indian hotel industry and Chairman Emeritus of Oberoi Group, asked Bhutto’s friend to design Oberoi Intercontinental | Obituary

‘PRS Oberoi lived a full life. He was an icon, no doubt,’ friends and acquaintances remember Biki Oberoi, who died on Tuesday

VIVEK SHUKLA -November 11, 2023

Celebrating Diwali in home away from home

Celebrating Diwali in home away from home

Many old people in the Capital, who have mostly been disregarded by their families, are living in retirement homes 

VIVEK SHUKLA -November 4, 2023

Shops where Delhi sinks its sweet tooth

Shops where Delhi sinks its sweet tooth

Ahead of Diwali, Capital's trusted, iconic sweet shops are chock-a-block with people lining up to savour their favourite delicacies and gift-wrap them for friends and colleagues