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How did Chawri Bazar get its name? What does Ballimaran mean? On this heritage walk, nuggets of Delhi's history come to life
April 02, 2025 3:57 pm
This and many other fascinating nuggets of Old Delhi were shared by Hashmi as he held his penultimate heritage walk of the season, titled Exploring Hauz Qazi.
Come October, theme-based walk festival to kick off in Delhi
September 13, 2024 4:24 am
Besides, walks to Hauz Khas village, Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi), Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Qutub Complex (Illuminated) and Dilli Haat will also be a part of the festival.
Is the profile of Delhi's heritage walks changing?
May 30, 2024 5:06 pm
With influencers leading walks, history narratives are being romanticised and moving from fact to fiction. What does it do for the community? We find out...
Sunehri Bagh masjid a heritage structure or a roadblock? NDMC seeks public opinion
December 27, 2023 3:27 am
In a notice issued Sunday, NDMC invited citizens’ objections and suggestions in the matter by January 1. Officials said the mosque, which is located on a roundabout, is leading to traffic snarls in the area.
How Instagram account kicked off a series of 13 heritage walks in Delhi
August 08, 2023 9:42 am
Rameen Khan feels that conveying historical stories in a way that “intertwines the story of the man with the stone structure” is important.
How to conserve India's heritage structures: A new manual offers some help
December 10, 2022 8:35 am
"This manual allows any architect, engineer, conservation professional, or even a non-conservation professional to understand the nitty gritty of conservation,” says Ratish Nanda, CEO, Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
Umair Shah wants you to fall in love with Delhi's history: 'My focus is on the stories'
May 27, 2022 5:53 pm
Umair Shah, 27, is a numismatist, an Instagram influencer, and a self-confessed ‘history nerd’
Opening next year, tomb that ‘inspired’ the Taj Mahal
June 20, 2018 7:07 am
Built in red sandstone with white marble inlay, the tomb was commissioned by soldier, minister, poet and scholar Rahim — known best for “Rahim ke dohe” — for his wife Mah Banu.
Hardlook: Disappearing havelis of old Delhi and eroding heritage
April 12, 2019 11:22 am
Dotting the lanes of old Delhi are havelis that once stood out for their imposing doorways, marble arches and distinguished occupants. But that was decades ago. Ravaged by time and with no formal restoration plan in place, the grand structures are barely recognisable today. The Indian Express visits 12 mansions to understand how financial constraints and official apathy is eroding the capital's heritage
Heritage in 2017: Delhi lost Hall of Nations, Ahmedabad won UNESCO tag
January 03, 2018 11:49 am
In Old Delhi, walls of a heritage precinct in Shahjehanabad, abutting a listed haveli were spray-painted by a well-known private shoemaker firm as part of a shoot of a campaign video in September.
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