Culture & Books

Vivek Shukla -April 23, 2023

Remembering the iconic Hotel Ashok and Vigyan Bhawan

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

Neha Kirpal -April 20, 2023

Immersing in Van Gogh’s art

Immersing in Van Gogh’s art

Iconic artworks of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, one of the most influential figures in the history of western art, are on display at DLF Cyber City, Gurugram, and have enthralled the public

Tahir Bhat -April 15, 2023

Cook’s recipe to success as artist

Cook’s recipe to success as artist

 Sukhlal, who came to Delhi in search of a job, ended up becoming an artist thanks to chance employment as chef with an artist duo

Muhammad Tahir -April 13, 2023

Weaving the hard yarns

Weaving the hard yarns

The National Handloom Expo Exhibition at Janpath has turned out to be a damp squib for weavers who have put up their products on sale

Ahona Sengupta -April 12, 2023

Safdar Hashmi – a luminous icon

Safdar Hashmi – a luminous icon

Safdar Hashmi's sister reveals the little-known facts about the iconic theatre activist and how he remembered among the masses

Neha Kirpal -April 11, 2023

Aadyam Theatre returns with Hayavadana

Aadyam Theatre returns with Hayavadana

Returning after a gap of three years, the theatre group kicks off with fresh rendition of Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana

Patriot Bureau -March 27, 2023

To resume boating at Delhi’s Purana Qila lake, Delhi tourism dept writes to ASI

To resume boating at Delhi’s Purana Qila lake, Delhi tourism dept writes to ASI

Delhi Tourism and the ASI entered into an agreement in 2007 after the lake was transferred to ASI from the Delhi Development Authority

Patriot Bureau -March 16, 2023

A WhatsApp library for book lovers

A WhatsApp library for book lovers

ScribblersTribe creates an exclusive WhatsApp community for book lovers in India, to encourage sustained reading habits and meaningful discussions