Anecdote
Mekhala Bahl at Galerie Romain Rolland. ♦ This story was originally published in Time Out Delhi.
Q&A: Alka Pande
Alka Pande has a finger in many artistic pies. ♦ This story was originally published in Time Out Delhi.
Through the Looking Glass
A peek into into artist S Ayesha’s shiny paper and plastic wonderland. ♦ This story was originally published in Time Out Delhi.
Here and There
Design-makers at the British Council. ♦ This story was originally published in Time Out Delhi.
Untitled: Mohan Malviya
At Art Alive gallery. ♦ This story was originally published in Time Out Delhi.
Graveyard of the Raj
Secret Delhi: Coronation Durbar Park ♦ North of Old Delhi, in a now-desolate field, lies an incredible historical junkyard. Coronation Durbar Park — named for the sumptuous durbars of 1877 and 1903, and for playing host to the coronation of King George V as Emperor of India in 1911 — is a dusty slice of …
Paradise Garden
Secret Delhi: Shalimar Bagh ♦ There is a scuffed-up, chipped and fractured jewel of a garden close to Delhi’s northern limits — Shalimar Bagh. Despite its slightly unkempt appearance, the garden has historical importance. It was here that Aurangzeb was first crowned emperor after deposing his father Shah Jahan in 1658. The garden itself was …
Drink Mekkeh Cola
Secret Delhi: Mekkeh Cola ♦ This one goes out to all the anti-globalisation activists. For a refreshing, non-American cola while on your protest marches this summer, try Delhi’s home-grown Mekkeh Cola. Started in 2005, the cola is made by Okhla-based Golden Dew Inc. The fizzy drink is available in cola, lemon, clear lemon, orange and …
A Very Small Hotel
Secret Delhi: The Petite Hotel. ♦ If you thought the only place you could find an Italian pensione in Delhi was in the well-worn pages of a copy of A Room with a View, think again. Tucked into a little lane off Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines is the diminutive Petite Hotel, with a pocket …
Green Movement
The Time Out Guide to salads in the city. ♦ This story was originally published in Time Out Delhi.