Culture & Books

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

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

Kahaani: Dilli Ki — telling the many stories of the capital

A two-day festival at Travancore Palace celebrates Delhi’s layered history through music, food, craft and conversation

February 4, 2026

From green revolution to Central Vista: Delhi to bid farewell to Krishi, Shastri Bhawan

The post-Independence-era buildings, long at the heart of India’s agricultural and administrative policymaking, are set to be demolished to make…

February 1, 2026

North Block’s final chapter in budget-making

As the Finance Ministry moves to the Central Vista, the Union Budget for 2026–27 may be the last to be…

January 31, 2026

Jhankis of unity: how Republic Day tableaux reflect India’s soul

Rolling down Kartavya Path each January, Republic Day tableaux — or jhankis — blend art, history and statecraft, turning the…

January 25, 2026

The coffee house Delhi refuses to forget

Demolished during the Emergency in 1976, the Indian Coffee House at Connaught Place was more than a café. Half a…

January 21, 2026