Delhi is many cities of the past and present in one big city. Its pastness and eternality never cease to interest journalists, writers, tourists and ordinary city walkers. Delhi in Historical ...

This can roughly be translated as: as if they were not the streets of Delhi but illustrations drawn by a painter, every countenance there I came across was a picture. And Mir had it right because ...

The Mughal Empire that ruled India for hundreds of years continues to shape the face of Delhi. Here in the sprawling capital, travellers can trace its legacy in restored monuments, archaeological ...

The Delhi Sultanate is important for understanding the development of Indian history during the medieval period. The Delhi ...

Chandni Chowk was once the kind of neighborhood that people spoke about with awe. Built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, it reflected the wealth of the once mighty Mughal empire, quickly ...

I first met Adrija Roychowdhury in August 2019 while pursuing my fieldwork in Old Delhi’s Daryaganj Sunday Book Market, popularly known as Sunday Patri Kitab Bazaar. The booksellers sought attention ...

The monuments to lost empires showcase its ancient culture, while the sleek and efficient new metro is evidence of a rapidly modernizing city. This pulsating metropolis has a larger population than ...