Heritage

-January 6, 2024

Sunder Nursery emerges as Delhi’s favourite urban oasis

Sunder Nursery emerges as Delhi’s favourite urban oasis

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

-January 4, 2024

Experts, historians object to proposal to remove Sunehri Masjid

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, in the early 1920s

-December 30, 2023

Hauz Khas Village through the lens of its pioneers

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 trendy hotspot in the late eighties, and still attracts crowds, especially on New Year’s Eve, even as it has changed from being a fashion destination to a party place

-December 27, 2023

Why Ghalib was buried so far away from his abode

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 great poets of Delhi

-December 23, 2023

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 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

-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

-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