History

VIVEK SHUKLA -September 8, 2023

Why Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina fled to Delhi twice in 50 years

Why Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina fled to Delhi twice in 50 years

The city had given her refuge and provided her with support after the assassination of her father, mother and several other family members back in 1975

Vivek Shukla -August 27, 2023

The grave top G20 leaders must visit

The grave top G20 leaders must visit

A small symbolic grave in Royal Cemetery, laid for the victims of Japan Airlines, which crashed in Delhi in 1972, may attract the heads of Britain, USA, Brazil, Germany, Australia and Japan

Vivek Shukla -August 21, 2023

Friendship in gardens of diplomacy

Friendship in gardens of diplomacy

BRICS, Africa and ASEAN Gardens offer a variety of roses, peace and tranquility in the heart of the capital

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 15, 2023

Taking refuge in prayer, business and education

Taking refuge in prayer, business and education

The Partition refugees settled in different places on arrival, and started gurudwaras, markets and schools. Some of the establishments even had ‘refugee’ in their names

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 15, 2023

The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition

The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition

Buddhist refugees from Chittagong and Namdharis from Punjab have helped make Delhi diverse, but few know about them

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 14, 2023

When Connaught Place showrooms were set on fire

When Connaught Place showrooms were set on fire

Connaught Place witnessed carnage in British-owned showrooms in 1942 before seeing similar havoc in 1984, during the anti-Sikh riots

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 9, 2023

When Premchand penned Kafan in Delhi

When Premchand penned Kafan in Delhi

The celebrated writer wrote the famous story in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia campus

VIVEK SHUKLA -July 29, 2023

The Prithviraj ‘JRD Tata’ Road

The Prithviraj ‘JRD Tata’ Road

Prithviraj Road, which hosts several bigwigs in the Capital, was also the abode of India's business icon, JRD Tata, who would stay here during his jaunts to Delhi