The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Sultana Begum laying claim to the Red Fort alleged being rightful legal owner as the widow of Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht, the great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Painter M F Husains room at Naaz Hotel, behind the Jama Masjid, provided a birds-eye view of the whole area right up to the Red Fort and no wonder provided a lot of inspiration for his paintings.
Statues of India-lovers should not be dumped here and there but preserved to commemorate a part of our history, which cannot be wished away. Delhi has shown the way with Coronation Park and other cities can follow suit
Its time the building that housed Munshi Turab Ali, attached to the court of Shah Zafar, is properly maintained and not allowed to just fall into pieces, for it is certainly a reminder of a historic day.
Delhi did have fire-crackers much more than 200 years ago and Haider Quli, the artillery chief, made good use of them at his haveli, now lying deserted.
Now, besides Delhi, other states too have started participating in the Phool Walon-ki-Sair festival, which concludes with a period play at Jahaz Mahal.
Modern research has proved that the mind has infinite capacities of foresight. So, maybe what are termed as gloomy pre-"Mutiny" yarns were not just balderdash!
A remarkable new book highlights the various aspects of a bygone era, and the life and poetry of the last…
It was on 11 May that the outbreak of the revolt of 1857 spread to Delhi from Meerut. The emperor,…
A new book brings alive the life and poetry of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar as author Aslam…
