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Food, faith and equality: the story of bhandaras in Delhi

Food, faith and equality: the story of bhandaras in Delhi

Across Delhi-NCR, especially during Navratras and Ramzan, bhandaras, which trace their roots to a Punjabi Dilliwala, have become a common…

March 22, 2026

From Jama Masjid to Mohammad Ali Road, Ramzan nights come alive

From iftar on the Jama Masjid steps to bustling food lanes, the neighbourhood captures the spirit of devotion, community and…

March 15, 2026

Delhi’s government colonies face the twilight

Lodhi Colony, the DIZ Area and Sadiq Nagar—three long-standing Central government housing colonies—are set for redevelopment as the Centre plans…

March 14, 2026

From Shahjahanabad’s lanes to global mushairas, Iqbal Ashhar carries Urdu’s legacy

From the lanes of Old Delhi to international stages, the poet reflects on Urdu’s cultural roots, fading readership, and poetry’s…

March 10, 2026

Lutyens out, time to honour city’s faceless makers

After the removal of Edwin Lutyens’ bust from Rashtrapati Bhavan, voices grow louder for honouring the thousands of labourers and…

March 8, 2026

Delhi’s Kerala Club: a legacy older than the state

With the Centre approving the change of the state’s name from Kerala to Keralam, attention has turned to institutions that…

March 7, 2026

After Lutyens, a changing colonial landscape

With Edwin Lutyens’s statue now removed from Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi’s evolving relationship with its imperial past comes into sharper focus.…

March 2, 2026

Sun sets on a royal legacy in Delhi

The likely Rs 1,000 crore sale of the Tehri Garhwal House, former royal residence on Bhagwan Das Road, signals the…

February 22, 2026

Old Delhi’s culinary rhythm recreated at Okhla food festival

Dilli 6 – Ishq-e-Dilli at Edesia presents a carefully sequenced journey through familiar flavours from the capital’s historic food districts

February 19, 2026

Fading cinema halls of Connaught Place

Once home to Regal, Rivoli, Odeon and Plaza, Connaught Place shaped generations of Delhi’s moviegoers. As shutters come down on…

February 15, 2026