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
The last Chinese of Connaught Place
George Chew, the only remaining Chinese-origin showroom owner in Connaught Place, recalls Delhi’s once-vibrant Chinese community of artisans, teachers, and cricketers
The artist in Central Park: PK Mahanandia’s Connaught Place legacy
Decades before Central Park’s new musical fountain, a young artist sat beneath the old one, sketching portraits for a few rupees — until a chance encounter changed his life and led him from Delhi to Sweden on a bicycle
From Sarojini Nagar to Yamuna Ghats: Chhath’s journey in Delhi
What began nearly seven decades ago as a small neighbourhood gathering by families from Bihar has today become one of Delhi’s grandest cultural celebrations — a story of migration, belonging, and how the city embraced Chhath as its own
Sonal Mansingh’s memoir traces the dancer’s journey of courage, conviction and grace
The Odissi legend’s revised memoir — A Zigzag Mind — reflects on art, struggle and the spirit of India
The sweet artisans: the people who keep Delhi’s Diwali glowing
From halwais who craft mithai masterpieces to electricians and potters who light up homes, meet the silent workforce that keeps the capital glowing during the festival of lights
At 7 Jantar Mantar, echoes of India’s freedom and forgotten glory
Once the Congress nerve centre, the decaying mansion now stands as a relic of India’s political past
From Metcalfe to Dholpur: 100 years of UPSC and the making of India’s civil services
The story of how a colonial commission became the nation’s gateway to governance
Legacy of Buddha Jayanti Park: sacred connections with Sri Lanka
Conceived by Nehru, inaugurated by Shastri, the iconic Delhi park continues to blend spirituality, ecology, and heritage