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Crafting devotion: The artisans behind Durga Puja idols

Crafting devotion: The artisans behind Durga Puja idols

With Delhi all set to host Durga Puja festivities, artisans and devotees, bound by the threads of tradition, creativity and…

October 7, 2024

Durga Puja: Here’s why Delhi must also celebrate the storied legacy of its Bengali schools

For the past several decades, these schools have nurtured Bengali and non-bengali students, many of who went on to make…

October 5, 2024

Anuradha Marwah’s Aunties of Vasant Kunj: A witty insight into Delhi’s middle-class

The new novel by the English professor humorously and poignantly depicts the lives of three women as they navigate the complexities…

September 16, 2024

Transgender activist Rajan Singh seeks separate public toilets

Delhi’s first transgender Lok Sabha candidate staged a demonstration outside the District Magistrate’s office in Saket on Thursday

September 5, 2024

Teachers’ Day: Delhi constable turns slum kids’ lives around with free education initiative

Constable Than Singh, who comes from a slum himself, has dedicated his life to educating underprivileged children. His initiative, Than…

September 5, 2024

Celebrating Ganeshotsav and 100 Years of Marathi culture in Delhi

Ganeshotsav preparations in Delhi mirror fervour; Marathis prepare to celebrate the festival at community institutions patronised by some of Maharashtra’s…

September 1, 2024

Delhi: Bangladesh’s political turmoil drives up Hilsa’s price

The halt in the supply of Hilsa fish from Bangladesh causes prices to soar, affecting its availability, especially in Bengali…

August 28, 2024

Delhi: Lending a hand to the deprived

Mahila Mangal Foundation, a charitable trust, has been working for the last 70 years to empower underprivileged women and make…

August 21, 2024

Delhi: Finding ‘Buniyaad’ in Lajpat Nagar

The hit tv serial of the 1980s was set in the South Delhi colony, which served as home to partition…

August 9, 2024

Delhi: New law leaves male, trans gender rape survivors in the lurch

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaced the Indian Penal Code, recognises rape as a crime committed by men on…

July 12, 2024