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 -March 8, 2024

A visit to the Mahila Panchayat in New Seemapuri shows that women from the lowest economic strata of the society suffer the most

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VIVEK SHUKLA -February 17, 2024

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -February 11, 2024

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -February 3, 2024

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -January 27, 2024

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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VIVEK SHUKLA -January 26, 2024

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -January 25, 2024

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -January 10, 2024

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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