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
Remembering the queen of ghazal
Begum Akhtar, whose death anniversary falls on October 30, enchanted Delhiites many times through 1960s and early 70s with her melodious voice so much so that old-timers recall her vividly even 49 years after the singer’s death
Legend of Dr Sen and Durga Puja
While the relatively new pandals of CR Park bag most of the limelight, Delhi also boasts of decades-old, iconic Durga Pujas, including the one organised by the family of Delhi’s 'first' allopathic doctor
The man who put Amitabh Bachchan on path of glory
The Bollywood great, who celebrates his birthday on October 11, was introduced to acting by his Kirori Mal College teacher Frank Thakur Das
Fauji to Jawan: Shah Rukh Khan’s Delhi connection
A portrait of King Khan, who was born and raised in the Capital, based on people who saw him in the city, roaming around Bengali Market and Janpath during his student days, and visiting the graves of his parents at Delhi Gate
The familial ties that bond Mauritius PM and Karol Bagh’s Arya Samaj Road
Pravind Jugnauth’s sister is married to a Punjabi family based out of West Delhi's Karol Bagh; it is said that the first family of the island nation continues to send Diwali gifts to the Malhotra family
Why Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina fled to Delhi twice in 50 years
The city had given her refuge and provided her with support after the assassination of her father, mother and several other family members back in 1975
Taking refuge in prayer, business and education
The Partition refugees settled in different places on arrival, and started gurudwaras, markets and schools. Some of the establishments even had ‘refugee’ in their names
The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition
Buddhist refugees from Chittagong and Namdharis from Punjab have helped make Delhi diverse, but few know about them