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Sadia Akhtar

Sadia Akhtar

Sadia Akhtar is a reporter at Hindustan Times where she covers education, heritage, and a range of feature stories. She also writes about refugee communities and tracks stories at the intersection of gender and social justice. Before joining HT's Delhi team, she reported from Gurugram and Mewat where she tracked politics, education, and heritage.

Articles by Sadia Akhtar

Shah Jahan’s hunting lodge crumbles as it lies forgotten in Delhi

New Delhi, India - Oct. 8, 2023: Aam Khas, which was once a hunting lodge built during Shahjahan’s time, in it's current condition in Jaunti village near Kanjhawla in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, October 8, 2023. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times) ( To go with Sadia AKhtar's story) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Oct 30, 2023 06:33 am IST

Archway of 12th-century Qutub mosque restored in Delhi

Conservation work on archway to the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was last carried out in 1964, leading to significant erosion of sandstone and carvings. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 28, 2023 06:00 am IST

Grap 2 enforced in Delhi, CAQM says air may deteriorate

On Saturday, the national capital recorded the average air quality index of 248, a sharp increase from 195 on Friday. (Arvind Yadav/ HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 22, 2023 05:38 am IST

Delhi’s Gole Market museum to fete women achievers

The museum, named “Veerangana”, will be the first of its kind in Delhi. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 22, 2023 05:25 am IST

Revamped Mehrauli monuments now open in Delhi

The restored monuments include Quli Khan’s tomb and a chattri in the vicinity, a tomb opposite Rajon Ki Baoli, and Metcalfe’s Boathouse and his residence, among other monuments like tombs. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 20, 2023 10:31 pm IST

15 years after Soumya Vishwanathan's murder, is Delhi safer for women now?

Forensic experts examine the car of 25-year-old television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was driving back home on September 30, 2008 in her car when she was shot dead on a desolate stretch on Nelson Mandela Marg near Vasant Kunj around 3.30am. (HT Archive)

Updated on Oct 19, 2023 04:26 pm IST

An epic for the ages: Magic of Ramlila back to enthral Delhi

Through a medley of dance, drama, and music, artistes at Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra bring the production of “Shri Ram” to life. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 16, 2023 06:00 am IST

A missing student, cries for justice, an enduring mystery

Fatima Nafees, Najeeb’s mother, participated in several protests organised by various student outfits, demanding the authorities find his son. (HT Archive)

Updated on Oct 15, 2023 12:35 pm IST

As Afghan school downs shutters, pupils left in lurch face uncertainty

Yosuf Noor was one of the 180 students at the the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan school in Bhogal; (right) A protest against the Taliban.

Updated on Oct 06, 2023 12:46 pm IST

As Afghan school in Delhi downs shutters, pupils left in lurch face uncertainty

Yosuf Noor was one of the 180 students at the the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan school in Bhogal. (Sadia Akhtar/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 06, 2023 12:59 pm IST

Delhi’s neglected Roshanara Bagh falls into obscurity

The tomb of Mughal princess Roshanara Begum. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 02, 2023 05:44 am IST

DDA takes over Delhi club that was once the home of cricket

The cricket ground and the clubhouse. (HT Archive)

Updated on Sept 30, 2023 06:12 am IST

Cell by cell: How ASI is conserving ruined structures in Delhi’s Purana Qila

Workers recreated the dome through an intricate process that involved the demolition of reinforced cement concrete and brickwork (ASI)

Updated on Sept 24, 2023 11:52 pm IST

DUSU elections: ABVP wins 3 seats, NSUI bags one

ABVP candidates Tushar Dedha, Aprajiita and Sachin Baisla celebrate after their win in the DUSU elections on Saturday. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Published on Sept 23, 2023 11:17 pm IST

New gate, facade, interpretation centre in Jantar Mantar revamp

The Jantar Mantar, constructed by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur in 1710, comprises various instruments. (Raj K Raj/ HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 22, 2023 02:01 am IST

On Delhi University Students’ Union polls eve, violence video leads to police case

Campaigning ahead of the Delhi University Students’ Union polls at North Campus last week. (Raj K Raj/ HT photo)

Updated on Sept 21, 2023 12:00 am IST

New lease of life for Delhi’s oldest police chowki

The Barh Ki Chowki after its makeover at Daya Basti in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 19, 2023 11:58 pm IST

Garden where Aurangzeb was crowned

The Sheesh Mahal in Shalimar Garden that was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The monument comes under the Archaeological Survey of India’s care. (Raj K Raj/HT photo)

Published on Sept 19, 2023 12:04 am IST

Delhi's Bhagirath Palace — once a mansion, now a wholesale market

The worn-out building once served as the palace of Begum Samru, a powerful figure who presided over a mercenary army comprising both Indians and Europeans in the 18th century. (HT Archive)

Updated on Sept 14, 2023 01:42 am IST

Delhi govt’s plan to check pollution: Artificial rain, track hot spots

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said that the number of severe days during winter has reduced from 33 to 6 over the past eight years. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published on Sept 12, 2023 11:11 pm IST

Rain, traffic curbs help Delhi log year’s first good air day

Delhi also got 38.6mm rain in the 24 hours till 8.30am on Sunday, with another 1.3mm till 5.30pm. (PTI)

Updated on Sept 11, 2023 09:00 am IST

Traders, residents behind G20 festivity in Delhi’s Walled City

Decorations at Jama Masjid in Delhi. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 10, 2023 08:43 pm IST

Six Delhi monuments get facelift before G20 Summit, more to follow

Work at the tomb of Muhammad Quli Khan was recently done, including repairing a fresco on the ceiling. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 06, 2023 11:20 pm IST

Seeking corporate funding, ASI begins ‘Adopt a Heritage 2.0’ scheme

Stakeholders can apply to adopt a monument or specific amenities at a monument through a dedicated web portal with www.indianheritage.gov.in, which contains details of monuments that are up for adoption along with gap analysis and financial estimation of amenities. (HT Archive)

Updated on Sept 05, 2023 02:24 am IST

New show at Purana Qila to go on floor soon in Delhi

New Delhi, India - September 28, 2019: A view of the illuminated Purana Qila, in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, September 28, 2019. (Photo by Amal KS / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Aug 26, 2023 10:27 pm IST

Lodhi-era turret in Delhi gets facelift ahead of G20 summit

The turret tower at Lodhi Gardens after it was renovated by the Delhi government’s archaeology department. The restoration was part of the work undertaken by the Delhi government over the past few months to conserve heritage sites across the city. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo )

Updated on Aug 20, 2023 02:48 am IST

Peeling walls, broken bricks: Delhi’s Lodhi structure awaits repair

The Bada Gumbad Mosque at Lodhi Garden in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Arvind Yadav/ HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 16, 2023 11:37 pm IST

Partition: Tales of love, longing, and loss

Jaideep hora, son of Swatanterta Hora, an India Pakistan Partition survivor, shows the objects from the time of Partition, along with his family at their residence in Gurugram. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Aug 15, 2023 11:36 am IST

Govt felicitates Partition survivors at Delhi’s Ambedkar University campus

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri felicitates a partition survivor, at a commemorative event on Monday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 14, 2023 10:19 pm IST

Conservation of Mughal-era palace in Delhi to begin by October

Over the years, huge sandstone slabs from the gateway have fallen off, while deep cracks run across its length. Several slabs from the gateway’s ceiling have also collapsed over time. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 07, 2023 11:52 pm IST

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