Culture & Books
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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