Culture & Books

Silent sentinels of a heritage of respectability

Silent sentinels of a heritage of respectability

Members of the intersex and trans communities, called khwajsaras in the Mughal era, made huge contributions to Delhi’s history. The…

June 12, 2022

Tracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow

Pride Month seems an apt time to recall the love of Ameer Khusrow Dehlawi, the great poet and Sufi mystic,…

June 8, 2022

When walls tell stories: Delhi through its art murals

What is similar between the streets of Brooklyn and those in Delhi? The answer lies in the murals painted on…

June 3, 2022

The books that have readers hooked in Delhi

What is Delhi reading this summer? As the heatwaves kept people indoors, they picked up titles that caught their fancy…

June 2, 2022

Gond redefined: a conversation with Padma Shri Bhajju Shyam

When in Delhi, many art enthusiasts often find themselves awestruck with the works of the various local artists that the…

May 28, 2022

Geetanjali Shree wins International Booker Prize for first Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand’

Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for her "utterly original" Hindi…

May 27, 2022

Nightlife in the capital: no decision yet on opening of restrobars till 3 am

The Delhi Police has not yet taken any decision over opening of restrobars in the city till 3 am, and…

May 27, 2022

Time to legitimise cannabis?

In India, consumption of marijuana for recreational purposes is considered deviant behaviour, and the person who smokes it is stigmatised.…

August 22, 2022

Pride Month incoming: What’s in a pronoun?

While using ‘he’ and ‘she’ as gender-identity pronouns is the norm in heterosexual India, there is a large section of…

May 25, 2022

Metronama: going places, rapidly

The mass transit system which serves commuters from all strata of Delhi-NCR is abuzz with the stories of common people.…

August 22, 2022