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 NAM summit and CHOGM in the 1980s. But they will be silent spectators to the G20 Summit which will be held in newer venues

After 12 years, National Stamp Exhibition returned with flying colours

The five-day 'Amritpex' exhibition concluded on February 15 with an overwhelming response from Delhiites.

Tower in oblivion

Located in a small village of western Delhi, Mini Qutab Minar has historical appeal and urban legends associated with it. But years of neglect have rendered it forgotten

Satpula: Defender and irrigator of Tughlaq-ruled lands

Located across the famous malls in Saket, the untouched relics of Satpula lurks

Women who opened the door to mosques

While debate on Jama Masjid’s decision to disallow women from visiting the premises for non-praying activities rages on, it is time to look at some of Capital’s mosques built by women

Oozing Royalty: Nahar Singh Mahal an obscure jewel in Faridabad

The Nahar Singh Mahal has beautiful pavilions and courtyards with royal ambience carefully and has been converted into a motel-cum-restaurant by Haryana tourism department

Poetry in stone

Stepwells have a charm of their own – precise geometrical design, the cool factor and the reminder of past glory. Rajon ki Baoli is truly Mehrauli’s hidden gem

Partition refugees remember how they sought shelter in Delhi’s historic tombs

The 75th anniversary of Indian independence was celebrated with magnificence. The whole of Delhi was tri-coloured, from roofs of the newly built houses to the century- old tombs scattered in different regions of the city. The very same tombs and monuments are the living memoirs of a blood-soaked Partition