Heritage

VIVEK SHUKLA -January 4, 2024

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

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SHASHI SUNNY -December 30, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -December 27, 2023

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

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Patriot Bureau -December 23, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -December 16, 2023

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

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VIVEK SHUKLA -December 9, 2023

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

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Khurram Habib -November 27, 2023

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

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Rana Siddiqui Zaman  -November 15, 2023

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

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