Showing posts with label Delhi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Delhi. Show all posts
Monday, November 11, 2019

Khaki Files - The Stories Behind The Man

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“Khaki” derives its name from khak - soil, in Persian. It is the colour of police uniform in India and is widely respected, feared ...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Delhi - Those Times and Lives - 9 (Final)

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(Final excerpt from The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple) Nevertheless, in 1852, at the height of the career of Zauq and Ghalib, the bigge...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Delhi - Those Times and Lives - 8

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(Continued excerpts from William Dalrymple's The Last Mughal) If Zafar wanted an early night - which meant one that ended around midni...
Sunday, June 12, 2011

Delhi - Those Times and Lives - 7

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I resume here with my serialisation of  excerpts from a great book " The Last Mughal " by William Dalrymple. These excerpts are cu...
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Saturday, April 09, 2011

Quo Vadis? - The Agitation over Lokpal

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Cartoon with thanks from http://rajaputhran.sulekha.com/   As I write this, the celebrated Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare has e...
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Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Red Fort - आ भाई लाल किले, लाल किले, लाल किले SSSSS!!

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Continuing with the Delhi exploration theme, I was at Red Fort this last Sunday. It is surprising how we spend our whole lives moving along ...
Sunday, January 16, 2011

Sunday at the Qutub

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राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र - दिल्ली  में रहते करीब 15 साल हो गए हैं, और इस से पहले भी तमाम बचपन यहाँ आता रहा हूँ. पर कभी कभी बड़ी  शर्म सी मह...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

आशा या उपेक्षा?

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Mindful of the actual gifts firmly out of their reach, these canines are trying to borrow some warmth from just being in the vicinity. So...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Delhi - Those Times and Lives - 6

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The posting of this series has been somewhat irregular, mea culpa. But I hope you are enjoying reading it as much as I did. Here is the next...