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Where women wrestle for glorySubscriber Only
July 10, 2011 01:54 IST
It is 4.30 in the morning and Sapna is all set to start her practice. Children of their age group may still be fast asleep,but 20-odd girls have already assembled at Shyam Mandir amphitheatre in Pochanpur village,located at one end of Dwarka,to train under Vinod Rathi.
Sun, Jul 10, 2011School of IllusionSubscriber Only
June 26, 2011 03:12 IST
A big round of applause greeted Gopinath Muthukad as he received this years International Merlin Award the second Indian to be chosen for the honourin Delhi on Thursday night.
Sun, Jun 26, 2011Start writing,little onesSubscriber Only
May 29, 2011 01:34 IST
A website,launched this month,publishes poems and stories written by children.
Sun, May 29, 2011
Painting the pastSubscriber Only
May 15, 2011 03:53 IST
The cracked flower motifs and faded sandstone mouldings on the parapet of Mahavir Bhawan are being replaced by marble torans and jaali.
Sun, May 15, 2011
Schooled in historySubscriber Only
May 08, 2011 00:43 IST
Established way back in the 19th Century,the Anglo Sanskrit Victoria Jubilee Senior Secondary School is an integral part of Indian history.
Sun, May 08, 2011
Lessons in the HaveliSubscriber Only
March 20, 2011 02:57 IST
The commemorative stamp issued to observe the centenary of the first girls school in Delhi came two years late.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Retelling the evolution storySubscriber Only
February 27, 2011 02:55 IST
A new museum in the city aims to tell this story in a manner that keeps both children and adults interested.
Sun, Feb 27, 2011Trick menuSubscriber Only
February 06, 2011 00:10 IST
Old timers say a traditional Sunday brunch in winter is incomplete without a large helping of Daulat ki chaat.
Sun, Feb 06, 2011Hospitals with a pastSubscriber Only
January 09, 2011 02:16 IST
About two years ago,the Rajan Babu TB Hospital made it to the MCDs list of heritage buildings when the administration realised that the main building was originally a railway station constructed to receive King George V.
Sun, Jan 09, 2011House of memoriesSubscriber Only
December 26, 2010 06:12 IST
This sunny and spacious apartment opposite Qutab Hotel looks like just another south Delhi flat. But this is no ordinary home.
Sun, Dec 26, 2010
Jailhouse RockSubscriber Only
November 07, 2010 23:32 IST
On the busy Jail Road in West Delhi,Nisha Rana tries hard to find a parking space right outside Gate Number 1 of the Tihar Jail.
Sun, Nov 07, 2010Stamping a new identitySubscriber Only
October 24, 2010 03:06 IST
While the citys philately enthusiasts are waiting for Indipex 2011,the world philatelic exhibition that will be held in February at Pragati Maidan in Delhi.
Sun, Oct 24, 2010
A Gandhian retreatSubscriber Only
September 19, 2010 02:31 IST
The shriek of the traffic outside seems distant as its replaced by the soothing hum of birds.
Sun, Sep 19, 2010
A Gandhian retreatSubscriber Only
September 19, 2010 02:25 IST
The shriek of the traffic outside seems distant as its replaced by the soothing hum of birds.
Sun, Sep 19, 2010Museum replicas out of stock,but souvenir shop revamp before GamesSubscriber Only
September 10, 2010 03:09 IST
Those visiting the shop in the National Museums reception are usually greeted with out of stock boards in front of temptingly low-priced replicas of sculptures and seals that look as good as real.
Fri, Sep 10, 2010
A queens quiet prayerSubscriber Only
August 29, 2010 03:35 IST
The smell of spices being unloaded and loaded at Khari Baoli hasnt yet drowned the sweet scent of marigold.
Sun, Aug 29, 2010A joke of a museum at Akashvani,but safely under lock and keySubscriber Only
August 12, 2010 01:35 IST
At the Akashvani Bhavan reception,I ask the man at the first counter about the radio museum. Its closed. In any case,its close to 4 pm... too late to open the museum, he tells me. Is it huge? I ask him.
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Pillar to the pastSubscriber Only
July 25, 2010 03:35 IST
Delhi's ancient connections are all but lost--ravaged by time and conquests or rebuilt and renovated in a manner that has wiped out the relics completely.
Sun, Jul 25, 2010
Sowing hopeSubscriber Only
June 27, 2010 00:54 IST
The19-acre farmland is a soothing experience after negotiating a 10-12-minute drive from Dwarka Mor Metro station amid chaotic traffic to Najafgarh.
Sun, Jun 27, 2010
Stamped for lifeSubscriber Only
June 13, 2010 03:12 IST
His small bedroom at his ancestral house in Paharganj,just across the New Delhi railway station,is a virtual treasure-house for any philatelist.
Sun, Jun 13, 2010In Ghalibs sasuralSubscriber Only
May 30, 2010 01:24 IST
Walking past Mirza Ghalibs haveli in Gali Qasim Jan,in Ballimaran,one hits an arched gateway at the end of the street.
Sun, May 30, 2010Lost in timeSubscriber Only
May 23, 2010 02:47 IST
Till a couple of years ago,driving past the domestic airport towards Dwarka was a tedious process.
Sun, May 23, 2010The icy candy man of Sitaram BazaarSubscriber Only
May 16, 2010 22:29 IST
Colourful beads peep out behind counters in shops at Turkman Gate and arched gateways hide behind dangerously hanging electric wires.
Sun, May 16, 2010Messengers mausoleumSubscriber Only
April 25, 2010 02:00 IST
Driving past the GT Karnal Road,leaving behind the heavy traffic of Adarsh Nagar towards a wider National Highway 1,one cannot miss an unusually tall tomb in fact...
Sun, Apr 25, 2010
Breaking journeySubscriber Only
April 11, 2010 00:13 IST
Negotiating ones way through the busy Azadpur sabzi mandi towards the GT-Karnal Road,one can hardly imagine the place as a site for a battle between the British and the sepoys on June 8,1857.
Sun, Apr 11, 2010Journalism of Courage
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