Heritage

World Radio Day: How radios disappeared from Lajpat Rai market

World Radio Day: How radios disappeared from Lajpat Rai market

Capital’s Lajpat Rai market, which once boasted shops selling only radios, now has barely a few shops that keep radios…

February 13, 2024

The abandoned mansions of Patel Nagar

The place that was once home to noted writers such as Bhisham Sahani and Amrita Pritam, now is full of…

February 12, 2024

No Urdu in walled city’s Urdu Bazaar

The iconic Urdu Bazaar that once housed bookshops thronged by lovers of the language, is now packed with restaurants selling…

February 3, 2024

Calligraphy in a conundrum

Mohammad Ghalib a seasoned artist in Delhi's Urdu Bazar, grapples with technology's encroachment on his traditional craft despite waning interest…

February 3, 2024

Delhi War Cemetery: Where the brave rest amid echoes of sacrifice

The hallowed grounds where history and remembrance intertwine, speaking about the profound stories of those who lost their lives to…

June 6, 2024

Gandhi’s final act: A quick visit to Mehrauli

The iconic Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki Dargah in Mehrauli was vandalised in the aftermath of Partition, but Gandhi’s visit to the…

January 27, 2024

Sunder Nursery emerges as Delhi’s favourite urban oasis

Delhi's captivating urban sanctuary delights over a million visitors in 2023

January 6, 2024

Experts, historians object to proposal to remove Sunehri Masjid

The mosque got its name from Sunehra village, on which the Sunehri masjid now stands; it was redeveloped by Hakim Ajmal Khan, a Congress President,…

January 4, 2024

Hauz Khas Village through the lens of its pioneers

The story of how a little-known village in south Delhi with remnants of the Sultanate era was transformed into a…

July 23, 2024

Why Ghalib was buried so far away from his abode

Mirza Ghalib’s final resting place, far from his home, is better maintained than the graves of two of the other…

December 27, 2023