Thanksgiving in Delhi!
I promise I didn’t eat it all myself! This post was supposed to go up yesterday, but I was busy recovering from the Thanksgiving dinner food coma; and hitting the…
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Category: Art & Culture
An Evening with the 1947 Partition Archive
Got my serious face on! The 1947 Partition Archive (the Archive) documents, preserves and shares personal stories of Partition survivors. I have been associated with the Archive since January 2017…
Book My Show Superstars: A Date With Irrfan Khan and Parvathy
Superstar selfie! When a Bollywood movie is set to release, the promotions begin well in advance. “Qarib Qarib Singlle” opens tomorrow, and its stars have been going all out. Directed…
Gurpurab Diya Lakh Lakh Vadhaiyaan!
At Gurdwara Dam Dama Sahib, Delhi Sikhism teaches us to work hard and with honesty, to have faith in god, and to share with the needy. It also teaches us…
Halloween in Delhi: Some Tricks and a Real Treat
Halloween or All Hallow’s Eve is dedicated to remembering saintly departed souls. Its modern association, however, is more with ghosts, ghouls and other stuff of horror. It’s primarily a western…
The 1947 Partition Archive: Preserving a Forgotten History
My maternal grandfather- Daljit Singh. He was a teenager living in Delhi and describes the terror of that period. To read his story and many others like his, head…
“Qissebaazi: A Multilingual Storytelling”- Wah, Wah, Wah!
My partner in all cultural pursuits- my brother! As my father’s sedan snaked through the by-lanes of an extremely crowded Shadi Khampur in West Delhi; I was plagued with…
Diwali in Delhi: Decking Out!
There are many exciting things about the festival of Diwali. These include shopping, gambling with teen patti, enjoying yummy food and games at various Diwali Melas, and distributing gifts to…