Heritage

Dastkari Haat Samiti presents its 38th Craft Bazaar

Dastkari Haat Samiti presents its 38th Craft Bazaar

Dastkari Haat Craft Bazaar's new edition will feature familiar faces, as well as, new goods and styles

December 23, 2023

Why did Jinnah visit Hindu College?

The college, which began in Chandni Chowk's Kinari Bazar before moving to Kashmere Gate and then to North Campus, has…

December 16, 2023

End of an era: Why travelling on DTC’s route 851 was more than a journey

Delhi Transport Corporation’s decision to stop the service of buses connecting areas in west and east Delhi with New Delhi…

December 11, 2023

Production in AIR Urdu stalled, service transmitting old Hindi programmes

All India Radio’s Urdu service, once running 24 hours and external services division’s most transmitted broadcast, is slowly dying following…

November 27, 2023

Keeper of the lost culture

Zillur Rahman, a professor, poet and hakim, has established a museum-cum-library in Aligarh to preserve books and artefacts that tell…

November 15, 2023

Malcha Mahal’s haunting legacy and hope for restoration

The monument, which came into focus six year ago after the death of a self-proclaimed descendant of the royal family…

October 17, 2023

100 years of Kishan Ganj colony

Delhi’s Kishan Ganj colony, the biggest colony Railway employees’ in Asia, tells a story a past glory with its dilapidated…

October 7, 2023

Mahatma Gandhi’s classroom

Mahatma Gandhi taught Dalit students in a room at the Valmiki temple on Mandir Marg, where he stayed for over…

October 2, 2023

Transformation of Gandhi Darshan

Sculptors from Rajasthan have immortalised Mahatma Gandhi by depicting his life and teachings through statues 

September 9, 2023

Lights and Tricolour: Ghalib ki haveli gets G20 makeover

The architectural character of Ghalib ki haveli, which showcases various facets of the renowned Indian poet’s life and his notable…

September 6, 2023