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 visit to the Mahila Panchayat in New Seemapuri shows that women from the lowest economic strata of the society suffer the most
[...]As lights dim at Alpana Cinema, the hall leaves behind a rich legacy that will be cherished by generations of movie buffs. The memories forged within its confines keep alive the spirit of cinema for devoted fans
[...]The place that was once home to noted writers such as Bhisham Sahani and Amrita Pritam, now is full of haunted houses over which builders have set their eyes
[...]The iconic Urdu Bazaar that once housed bookshops thronged by lovers of the language, is now packed with restaurants selling meat dishes with Urdu missing even from the sign boards
[...]The iconic Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki Dargah in Mehrauli was vandalised in the aftermath of Partition, but Gandhi’s visit to the shrine on January 27, 1948, restored order and brought peace
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Badruddin Tyabji, the grandson of freedom fighter and third Congress President by the same name, was entrusted with arrangements for the inaugural Republic Day celebrations in 1950
[...]Delhiites who have grown up watching Dilli Ki Jhanki, during R-day Parade will miss it this year as the panel tasked with approving the tableaux of various states and UTs disapproved of the Capital’s proposal
[...]The society, which established the St. Stephen’s College in the late 19th century, is setting up a school at Rai in Sonipat in Haryana
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