A thousand flights in the Delhi sky
In the crowded, narrow lanes of Kinari Bazaar, a beautiful spectacle awaits as one ascends the dusty stairs of a...
Culture
Heritage walks: Pathways to a lost past
The city's past and the signs of it remain a constant inspiration for locals and visitors alike. This is the...
Keeping up the ancestral traditions
Around 6:45 am at the Guru Jasram akhada in Jasola Vihar, the warmup session has already started. Guru is seated...
Ghalib ki Haveli: Where poetic memories linger
Among the poets patronized by the Mughal emperors, Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869) stands out as a consummate versifier among other famous...
Zeenat Mahal: Where once a queen lived, girls are being groomed for the future
Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Lal Kuan – or Zeenat Mahal School, as it is called locally – stands as a living...
Exhibition: Ecstatic realm of truth and beauty
Lokayat Art Gallery presents solo exhibition titled ‘Ecstatic World’ which will display 45 paintings of Sultana Marium, a Bangladeshi Canada-based...
Doha Movement – Resurrecting a lost art
Rahiman dhaaga prem ka todo mat chatkaaye Toote se phir na mile, mile gaanth pad jaaye (Don’t snap off the...
Silent sentinels of a heritage of respectability
The term khwajasara traces its roots back to the forts and harems of the sultans and Mughal emperors of Delhi....
Tracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow
Man qibla raast kardam ber terf-e-kajkulaahey (I have straightened my qibla, the direction in which one prays, in the direction...