This Master’s Voice

Ravi Chaturvedi, a former Zoology teacher in DU, cannot give up on his love for cricket which he has commentated on for four decades. he recently finished his PhD in the sport at the age of 83

Icons on the road

Delhi has statues of many historical personalities that may interest world leaders like Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin and Rishi Sunak during the G-20 summit

An oasis for dramatists?  

New Delhi witnesses the first edition of Natya Kumbh – a celebration of drama and dramatist- featuring one emerging playwright, six directors, seven groups, eight plays and nine shows. Could it attract enough audience or maybe even spark a culture consciousness in the Capital?  

Labour of love a footnote in pages of history

Labourers from West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha who built the new Parliament are likely to be forgotten; much like the labourers of Rajasthan of the old Parliament who have been rendered invisible in pages of history

New Parliament building’s opulent gallery

Designed by Dastkari Haat Samiti’s president Jaya Jaitly, the Shilp Gallery exhibits the creative imprints of over 350 artisans narrating India’s versatile cultural and crafts history

Bookworms’ heaven ends ties with Connaught Place

The Central News Agency was definitely a different bookshop, for the simple reason that here no staff member used to object if some customer started reading a book or newspaper and did it for hours together

Nehru’s first house in Delhi

7, Moti Lal Nehru Marg has memories attached to India’s first Prime Minister who lived there before shifting to Teen Murti House 

Punjab bigwigs’ home away from home

Kapurthala House that came to life due to Raghav Chadha and Parineeti Chopra’s engagement is one of the many royal houses that served as embassies in British Raj