History

House not full: As old cinema halls crumble, wage-earners lose their haunts

House not full: As old cinema halls crumble, wage-earners lose their haunts

Unhonoured and unsung, single-screen halls of Delhi are passing into history. Khanna in Paharganj, which collapsed the other day, was…

June 29, 2022

An evening with PMs at Teen Murti Bhavan

Behind the recently inaugurated Prime Ministers' Museum is the design team Tagbin, which believes in narrating India’s history through fascinating…

May 10, 2022

Old churches relate Delhi’s history

Standing in dignified silence amid the chaos of Shahjahanabad are churches that stand today as relics of shared history, especially…

April 28, 2022

A walk around the landscapes of Guwahati

On the foothills of the mighty Himalayas, where the Brahmaputra flows, the bustling city is a hub that connects the…

April 3, 2022

Old Delhi’s Charti Lal Goel park serves a stroll through Mughal heritage

While the park was inaugurated on 20 March by President Ram Nath Kovind, a close friend of Goel, it still…

April 1, 2022

Viking traders may have visited Gujarat, claims Dr Cat Jarman

Cat Jarman was at the 2022 Jaipur Litfest to hold a conversation with William Dalrymple on the research methods and…

April 6, 2022

A Sunday at Chandni Chowk

A paradise for foodies, shoppers and heritage lovers - walking through the walled city’s redeveloped grand road is like opening…

February 23, 2022

Art to touch the soul: Usha Phenany Phatak’s solo exhibition

Lightning Portraitist Usha Phenany Phatak’s solo exhibition ‘Gold Mine’ brings out the raw essence of an artist’s accuracy and precision…

February 18, 2022

Discoverers of India

In the 19th century, the Brits came to serve the East India Company and in the 20th century the Crown.…

January 18, 2022