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
Republic Day: City residents will miss Delhi tableau
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
Delhi Brotherhood Society to establish school in Sonipat
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
Why Brazilian President inspires CP’s shoe shiners
The energetic shoe-shiners have been an important part of Connaught Place for years and relate to Lula Da Silva
Experts, historians object to proposal to remove Sunehri Masjid
The mosque got its name from Sunehra village, on which the Sunehri masjid now stands; it was redeveloped by Hakim Ajmal Khan, a Congress President, in the early 1920s
Why Ghalib was buried so far away from his abode
Mirza Ghalib’s final resting place, far from his home, is better maintained than the graves of two of the other great poets of Delhi
Christmas special: Old Christian neighbourhood buzzes as December 25 approaches
Delhi is home to many denominations of Christians, each having a church of its own with established even before independence
A peek into Delhi’s famous churches
The national capital is home to various Christian denominations; each has a church of its own; some of the places of worship are as old as 200 years
Why did Jinnah visit Hindu College?
The college, which began in Chandni Chowk's Kinari Bazar before moving to Kashmere Gate and then to North Campus, has produced many luminaries and continues to draw top students even as the college enters its 125th year