Culture & Books

Zeenat Mahal: Where once a queen lived, girls are being groomed for the futureZeenat Mahal: Where once a queen lived, girls are being groomed for the future

Zeenat Mahal: Where once a queen lived, girls are being groomed for the future

Walking through the congested Lal Kuan Bazaar in the Walled City, one can easily ignore the remnants of  Mughal grandeur.…

September 24, 2022
Exhibition: Ecstatic realm of truth and beautyExhibition: Ecstatic realm of truth and beauty

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…

August 22, 2022
Doha Movement – Resurrecting a lost artDoha Movement – Resurrecting a lost art

Doha Movement – Resurrecting a lost art

With its first event titled ‘Ba-Yaad e Ijteba Rizvi’ and held on 2 October 2021, started what is arguably the…

September 17, 2022
Silent sentinels of a heritage of respectabilitySilent 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 KhusrowTracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow

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 muralsWhen walls tell stories: Delhi through its art murals

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 DelhiThe books that have readers hooked in Delhi

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 ShyamGond redefined: a conversation with Padma Shri Bhajju Shyam

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

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

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