Painting a gritty picture

Niyaz Hussain, a Delhi-based artist who was afflicted by polio in childhood, has faced many obstacles to create a platform for those who come from various marginalised backgrounds

Picking the lighter side of poets

Octogenarian KL Narang Saaqi has spent his life compiling humour, witty sayings of Urdu litterateurs while balancing his passion with ups and downs of his business

Barking up the right trees

Chandan Tiwary, a nature-lover, is a repository of information on Delhi’s trees and willingly shares it with others on social media to increase awareness

The life coach

Gurcharan Singh, who has been coaching cricket to kids for over half a century and produced over 100 first-class cricketers, has been awarded Padma Shri. Even today, he stays vigilant in spotting talent

Life and times of a writer

Farooq Argali, 82, began writing fiction to survive in Delhi and after half a century, collated works of famous writers, poets and litterateurs. A documentary he made on the Bhakti poet Mirabai is available on Amazon Prime. His latest offering — Dilli Nama — recounts the history of the Capital.

When an idol is no more the idol it was

Delhi-born artist Shaurya Kumar uses his art to explore new meaning assigned to an idol or an artefact after it has been stolen and transposed to a different part of the world from where it originally belonged

Getting high after a low

Kaushal Pal was a drug addict who would snatch money and valuables to pay for his needs before finding solace and rehabilitation in dancing 

A platform for those who create art

Social entrepreneur Shefali Khanna has helped 165 artists by providing them a new platform that cater to creators, musicians, and artisans