Heritage

VIVEK SHUKLA -December 16, 2023

Why did Jinnah visit Hindu College?

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 produced many luminaries and continues to draw top students even as the college enters its 125th year

VIVEK SHUKLA -December 9, 2023

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

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 has left many commuters inconvenienced and nostalgic

Khurram Habib -November 27, 2023

Production in AIR Urdu stalled, service transmitting old Hindi programmes

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 lack of fresh production since April 2023 with the slots repeating old Hindi programmes which have become stale

Rana Siddiqui Zaman  -November 15, 2023

Keeper of the lost culture

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 the story of Delhi of yore

Tahir Bhat -October 18, 2023

Malcha Mahal’s haunting legacy and hope for restoration

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 of Awadh, is a picture of decay and neglect

Vivek Shukla -October 7, 2023

100 years of Kishan Ganj colony

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 houses while screaming for attention

Vivek Shukla -October 2, 2023

Mahatma Gandhi’s classroom

Mahatma Gandhi’s classroom

Mahatma Gandhi taught Dalit students in a room at the Valmiki temple on Mandir Marg, where he stayed for over 200 days. The room is cleaned every day by one his students' descendants

Tahir Bhat -September 9, 2023

Transformation of Gandhi Darshan

Transformation of Gandhi Darshan

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