With love from Moradabad

For Delhiites, the choice used to be between Hyderabadi and Lakhnavi biryani. But now, a new item has started appearing at takeaway counters of crowded markets as well as in speciality menus of the capital’s restaurants. Patriot finds out what makes it so special

Humayun’s Tomb and its majesty on a sultry Delhi morning

Built in 1570, the glorious monument was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent and is also believed to be the architectural inspiration behind Shah Jahan’s Taj Mahal.

Ghalib has been called back to the court!

Courtrooms and judicial proceedings have always been a nightmare for the legend of Urdu literature in his lifetime. Mirza Ghalib, even after 150 years of his death wasn’t spared and has been summoned to the court once again.

After all the turf battles, a modest medal haul

Lawn bowl pioneers in the capital are seeking recognition from the administration and citizens, as many remain unaware of the sport that has won India gold and silver medals in the Commonwealth Games 2022

Where Sufi saints and djinns are believed to answer prayers

Be it a severe problem or a petty one, people flock to dargahs to seek help from Sufi saints and djinns using wish slips, threads, and even clay pots. Patriot interacts with such supplicants and the caretakers of these places to understand the significance of such prayers and beliefs

Killer string: Not Chinese at all but sourced from UP, MP despite ban

Why does glass-coated manjha, banned five years ago by the National Green Tribunal, continue to be bought and sold, taking the lives of animals and humans? That’s because it no longer comes from China but is Made in India, and the police are not serious about striking at the roots of this trade

Casting coup: This year’s Ramleela to have two MPs playing key roles

This is a production on a grand scale, to be telecast live from the ghats of Varanasi, with marquee names from India’s television and film industries

India gained Independence on August 15, but for these regions freedom came twice

While certain districts in West Bengal, which was still ailing from the bloodbath, were amid a disturbing uncertainty for the errors of the Boundary Commission of the British, few modern states, UTs still remained under European rule.