Culture & Books

Apartments in Delhi-NCR lose ‘desi’ touch, get foreign feel

Apartments in Delhi-NCR lose ‘desi’ touch, get foreign feel

While housing societies and areas established before 1990 had indian-sounding names, post-liberalisation era spawned complexes in Gurugram and Noida with…

March 19, 2024

Election Museum: Cherishing India’s electoral legacy

The museum at Kashmere Gate is an ideal place to learn about the evolution of the world’s largest democracy

October 9, 2024

Ramleela in Urdu: A message of brotherhood, equality and inclusivity

Dastaan-E-Ramayana: Ramleela in Urdu was performed by the Shradha Ramleela Committee, a Faridabad-based theatrical group at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi…

February 29, 2024

Women artists breathe life back into a male-dominated art

Bazme Niswa, an all-women group, reignites centuries-old tradition of ‘Chaar Bait’ which was earlier performed only by men, and leaves audience…

February 29, 2024

Delhi Children’s Choir: A life through music

The initiative by NalandaWay Foundation is transforming the lives of marginalised students in government schools through music training, offering them…

February 27, 2024

Historic mushaira returns with elegance and nostalgia

The Shankar-Shad Mushaira, a capsule of Indo-Pak literary and cultural ties, is set to celebrate its heritage on February 24

February 24, 2024

Urdu literary fest: A toast to Delhi 6

Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind) pays homage to Urdu poet Meer Taqi Meer and reflects on Delhi's colonial past, in the…

February 21, 2024

Gateway to Middle-East: Saudi Arabia enclosure at the World Book Fair

Musicians playing wind and stringed instruments as well as thawb-wearing men and women clad in abaya showcase the desert kingdom’s…

February 16, 2024

Delhi celebrates World Book Fair with higher footfall

The number of visitors at the World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan increased significantly from last year, but private publishers…

February 15, 2024

Surajkund Crafts Mela: Bringing cultures together

The 37th edition of the annual Surajkund crafts fair features a record 50 countries, besides a host of Indian states

February 14, 2024