Culture & Books

Vivek Shukla -March 23, 2024

IK Gujral’s eye-witness account of Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s funeral

IK Gujral’s eye-witness account of Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s funeral

Former Prime Minister late IK Gujral, one of the few people in post-Partition India to have seen the legendary freedom fighter’s last rites, once broke down while recalling that fateful March day in 1931

Shailaja Khanna -March 19, 2024

‘Music in the Park’ breathes fresh life into classical music

‘Music in the Park’ breathes fresh life into classical music

Organiser Rashmi Malik conceived the idea to reach out to an audience that would not perhaps go to a concert hall; she has succeeded

VIVEK SHUKLA -March 16, 2024

Apartments in Delhi-NCR lose ‘desi’ touch, get foreign feel

Apartments in Delhi-NCR lose ‘desi’ touch, get foreign feel

While housing societies and areas established before 1990 had indian-sounding names, post-liberalisation era spawned complexes in Gurugram and Noida with European names to attract expatriates and the global Indian

Yusra Nazim -March 9, 2024

Election Museum: Cherishing India’s electoral legacy

Election Museum: Cherishing India’s electoral legacy

The museum at Kashmere Gate is an ideal place to learn about the evolution of the world’s largest democracy

Idrees Bukhtiyar -February 29, 2024

Ramleela in Urdu: A message of brotherhood, equality and inclusivity

Ramleela in Urdu: A message of brotherhood, equality and inclusivity

Dastaan-E-Ramayana: Ramleela in Urdu was performed by the Shradha Ramleela Committee, a Faridabad-based theatrical group at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi during the four-day Jashn-E-Urdu festival which concluded on February 25

Yusra Nazim -February 29, 2024

Women artists breathe life back into a male-dominated art

Women artists breathe life back into a male-dominated art

Bazme Niswa, an all-women group, reignites centuries-old tradition of ‘Chaar Bait’ which was earlier performed only by men, and leaves audience enthralled

Idrees Bukhtiyar -February 28, 2024

Delhi Children’s Choir: A life through music

Delhi Children’s Choir: A life through music

The initiative by NalandaWay Foundation is transforming the lives of marginalised students in government schools through music training, offering them hope and opportunities for a brighter future

Vivek Shukla -February 24, 2024

Historic mushaira returns with elegance and nostalgia

Historic mushaira returns with elegance and nostalgia

The Shankar-Shad Mushaira, a capsule of Indo-Pak literary and cultural ties, is set to celebrate its heritage on February 24