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Bastion of dissent

Bastion of dissent

Jantar Mantar, which was originally built as an observatory, has hosted some landmark protests over the past three decades since…

May 11, 2023

Dancing against climate change

Classical dancer Himadri Madan talks about how studying in UK helped her reinvent herself and use her art-form for activism

May 3, 2023

Tughlaq Road, steeped in history

The area, which has housed political bigwigs and has the iconic police station where FIRs of the assassination of two…

April 27, 2023

Remembering the iconic Hotel Ashok and Vigyan Bhawan

The two buildings built hastily in a year for the UNESCO summit of 1956 have also hosted big-ticket events like…

April 23, 2023

Immersing in Van Gogh’s art

Iconic artworks of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, one of the most influential figures in the history of western art,…

April 20, 2023

Cook’s recipe to success as artist

 Sukhlal, who came to Delhi in search of a job, ended up becoming an artist thanks to chance employment as…

April 15, 2023

Weaving the hard yarns

The National Handloom Expo Exhibition at Janpath has turned out to be a damp squib for weavers who have put…

April 13, 2023

Safdar Hashmi – a luminous icon

Safdar Hashmi's sister reveals the little-known facts about the iconic theatre activist and how he remembered among the masses

April 12, 2023

Aadyam Theatre returns with Hayavadana

Returning after a gap of three years, the theatre group kicks off with fresh rendition of Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana

April 11, 2023

To resume boating at Delhi’s Purana Qila lake, Delhi tourism dept writes to ASI

Delhi Tourism and the ASI entered into an agreement in 2007 after the lake was transferred to ASI from the…

March 27, 2023