Culture & Books

Irwin and the making of New Delhi

Irwin and the making of New Delhi

From Raisina Hill and India Gate to a road that bears his name, his imprint can still be found across…

September 13, 2026

Roses, Lenin, Tolstoy, Mandela: Delhi’s BRICS map in bloom

The city won't need to go out of its way to prepare for the upcoming two-day BRICS summit; a 2016…

September 9, 2026

Delhi’s other map: roads named after teachers

From academics to cricketers and wrestling gurus, these city roads are named after celebrated mentors

September 5, 2026

Lutyens’ bungalows: addresses that turned into legacy

Some Lutyens’ Delhi bungalows remain associated with the leaders who once lived in them

August 30, 2026

From Rajendra Prasad to Droupadi Murmu: Rakhi tradition at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Presidents across seven decades have celebrated the age-old tradition in the highest constitutional office of the country

August 28, 2026

The changing face of ITO

As the Income Tax complex makes way for a new Delhi secretariat, a familiar chapter in the architecture of post-Independence…

August 25, 2026

70 years of AIIMS: where India comes for treatment

The story of how an institution founded shortly after Independence became a healthcare destination for patients from across the country

August 23, 2026

Kevin Missal expands his mythological universe with new novel

In Parshuram, Kevin Missal revisits the story of Vishnu’s sixth avatar and discusses the influences that have shaped his writing

August 22, 2026

How New Delhi got its name a century ago

Imperial Delhi, Raisina and Delhi South were among the alternatives considered before King George V approved New Delhi in 1926

August 16, 2026

Five turning points for Delhi since 1947

From the upheaval of Partition to the rise of the NCR, these forces reshaped the Capital after Independence

August 15, 2026