Labour of love a footnote in pages of history
Not far from the newly-built Parliament house, Surinder Ratawal, a cabinet minister in Madan Lal Khurana’s Delhi government of 1993,...
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Nehru’s first house in Delhi
If you drive down from Janpath to Moti Lal Nehru Marg, you would notice more cars on the road than...
Punjab bigwigs’ home away from home
If you are coming to India Gate from the Man Singh Road in the heart of New Delhi, you would...
Feroz Shah Kotla: Where djinns are beckoned for help
Feroz Shah Kotla Fort, built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq in the 14th century, is an architectural remnant steeped in...
Bastion of dissent
It is around 9.30 in the morning and the Hyde Park of Delhi, the Jantar Mantar, is already bustling with...
Tughlaq Road, steeped in history
As you enter Tughlaq Road from Tees January Marg, Akbar Road or Krishna Menon Marg sides in the tony Lutyens’...
Remembering the iconic Hotel Ashok and Vigyan Bhawan
As they say ‘change is the sign of progress’, the two iconic buildings of the capital -- Vigyan Bhawan and...
After 12 years, National Stamp Exhibition returned with flying colours
After over a decade, National Philatelic Exhibition was held at the Pragati Maidan, under the aegis of 'Azadi Ka Amrit...
Tower in oblivion
Almost one kilometre from Uttam Nagar East metro station, at the corner of Hastsal village, stands a minaret which looks...