Culture & Books

Vivek Shukla -August 21, 2023

Friendship in gardens of diplomacy

Friendship in gardens of diplomacy

BRICS, Africa and ASEAN Gardens offer a variety of roses, peace and tranquility in the heart of the capital

Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -August 19, 2023

Delhi celebrates Teej with dance, swing and dangal

Delhi celebrates Teej with dance, swing and dangal

As the festival unfolded, it painted a picture of the multifaceted nature of celebrations

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 15, 2023

Taking refuge in prayer, business and education

Taking refuge in prayer, business and education

The Partition refugees settled in different places on arrival, and started gurudwaras, markets and schools. Some of the establishments even had ‘refugee’ in their names

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 15, 2023

The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition

The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition

Buddhist refugees from Chittagong and Namdharis from Punjab have helped make Delhi diverse, but few know about them

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 14, 2023

When Connaught Place showrooms were set on fire

When Connaught Place showrooms were set on fire

Connaught Place witnessed carnage in British-owned showrooms in 1942 before seeing similar havoc in 1984, during the anti-Sikh riots

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 14, 2023

Tale of two Delhi poets and the Pak national anthem

Tale of two Delhi poets and the Pak national anthem

Poet Jagannath Azad, who wrote the first national anthem of Pakistan on Jinnah’s request, shifted to Delhi from Pakistan, while Hafiz Jalandhari, whose anthem was later adopted by Pakistan, moved to the new country from Delhi

VIVEK SHUKLA -August 9, 2023

When Premchand penned Kafan in Delhi

When Premchand penned Kafan in Delhi

The celebrated writer wrote the famous story in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia campus

Neha Kirpal -August 6, 2023

Romance with the past: A Delhi museum bringing old to the new

Romance with the past: A Delhi museum bringing old to the new

Kathika Cultural Centre, which recently hosted a monsoon festival, is looking to promote the art and culture of old Delhi