India’s 77th Independence Day: Blending patriotism with livelihood

As India marks its Independence Day, the stories of some vendors selling flags and Tricolour merchandise underscore the blend of patriotism and daily struggles of earning a livelihood

The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition

Buddhist refugees from Chittagong and Namdharis from Punjab have helped make Delhi diverse, but few know about them

Independence Day: Monuments awash in colours of the nation

Delhi's monuments bathed in the Tricolour ahead of August 15

When Connaught Place showrooms were set on fire

Connaught Place witnessed carnage in British-owned showrooms in 1942 before seeing similar havoc in 1984, during the anti-Sikh riots

Tale of two Delhi poets and the Pak national anthem

Poet Jagannath Azad, who wrote the first national anthem of Pakistan on Jinnah’s request, shifted to Delhi from Pakistan, while Hafiz Jalandhari, whose anthem was later adopted by Pakistan, moved to the new country from Delhi

Ahead of I-Day, Patang Bazaar decks up in Tricolour

Old Delhi's Patang Bazaar in Lal Kuan takes the colour of Indian flag as Independence Day approaches with a boom in business

Chicken and pork, Arunachal style

The canteen at the Arunachal Pradesh Bhawan has become the go-to place for those looking for boiled preparations of chicken and pork

For Iqbal, simplicity is the way

Poet Azhar Iqbal has gained prominence due to his use of simple Urdu language mixed with Hindi and his reach on social media