History

Shruty Yadav -May 10, 2022

An evening with PMs at Teen Murti Bhavan

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 spaces infused with the latest technology. As India lacks a rich museum culture, they aim at putting a few Indian museums on the international map 

Shruty Yadav -April 25, 2022

Old churches relate Delhi’s history

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 of colonial times 

Ambica Gulati -April 3, 2022

A walk around the landscapes of Guwahati

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 exotic North-Eastern states

Shruty Yadav -March 28, 2022

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

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 has some work left as finishing touches.

MURTAZA ALI KHAN -March 25, 2022

Viking traders may have visited Gujarat, claims Dr Cat Jarman

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 forensic techniques that led to her authoring a path-breaking book 

Ambica Gulati -February 23, 2022

A Sunday at Chandni Chowk

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 a treasure box   The redevelopment of Chandni Chowk is the talk of the town. That is reason enough to visit this chaotic, mesmerizing bazaar in the walled city. But, the crowd, heat and dust […]

Patriot Bureau -February 18, 2022

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

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 Connecting artists with art enthusiasts, Treasure Art Gallery presents ‘Gold Mine’, an exhibition by Usha Phenany Pathak. The show is curated by Georgina Maddox and will open on 19 February. As a traveller across the […]

Manjula Lal -January 18, 2022

Discoverers of India

Discoverers of India

In the 19th century, the Brits came to serve the East India Company and in the 20th century the Crown. Fifteen of them did path-breaking research that future generations need to know about.   A lot of sound and fury is being expended these days on the destruction of monuments, especially temples, during the Mughal […]