Posts by: 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’

VIVEK SHUKLA -December 9, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -December 4, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -November 25, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -November 18, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -November 14, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -November 11, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -November 4, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -October 30, 2023

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 

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