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Proma Chakraborty -March 23, 2021

Offering a fine break from the virtual events, the Dastkari Haat Annual Craft Bazaar will offer a unique range of saris at Delhi Haat  A showcase of Indian art, crafts and textiles – the 35th Annual Dastkari Haat Annual Craft Bazaar by Dastkari Haat Samiti is all set with the much awaited crafts bazaar of the […]

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MAYANK JAIN PARICHHA -March 23, 2021

With increasing Covid cases in the capital city, as well as in other states, labourers are yet again facing the horrors of last year. Will lack of means to survive force them to go back to their hometown, again? It’s an usual Saturday afternoon of March in the capital city. Pradeep, Mukesh and Raju are […]

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Mihir Srivastava -March 23, 2021

With flea markets for old books in the city facing an existential crisis,  online platforms are providing an alternative to the bibliophile Delhi had a flourishing economy of rare old books that reached the bibliophiles at cheap prices and were sold from most innocuous places—like a pile on a footpath. The flea markets of old […]

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Proma Chakraborty -March 23, 2021

Traditional art What: Celebrating India’s rich art heritage, Gallery Ragini, in association with Ambassador, New Delhi – IHCL SeleQtions, presents ‘Colloquial’ – an exhibition of India’s choicest traditional art forms curated and presented by Nidhi Jain. The occasion also celebrates the glory of Lutyens’ Delhi, raising a toast to the legacy and heritage of the iconic […]

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Mihir Srivastava -March 22, 2021

Chandan Tiwari, the chronicler of trees, explains that Springtime in the capital is not just a visual delight but also an olfactory pleasure  The city is in full bloom heralding the arrival of spring. As the air gets warmer, vibrant colours of flowers and varied trees of green fill the landscape with unbound joy.  And […]

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PTI -March 19, 2021

Sindh-born Kamla Das, who turned 100 during the height of the pandemic in Delhi last September, got her first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in the city, her daughter said. The centenarian, wife of late Maj Gen (retd) Chand N Das, got vaccinated on Thursday and said the jab was “totally painless”. “My mother turned 100 […]

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Proma Chakraborty -March 19, 2021

Travelling amidst the pandemic has been a big no for many, for others caravanning is the ‘new normal’ for carefree and safe travel    Back in 2019, four friends were returning to Delhi from their road trip to Uttarakhand, they were looking to buy a car together for their future road trips. In this pursuit, they […]

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PTI -March 18, 2021

Amid a surge in daily COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday asked people to be cautious and observe all safety norms, and not get complacent about the pandemic situation in the city. Interacting with reporters, he also said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has convened a meeting with him […]

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