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shahjahanabad news

MCD to hold summer circuit heritage circuit walks in Delhi

A view of ruins inside the Feroz Shah Kotla during a MCD heritage walk in 2024. (HT Archive)
delhi news
Published on Apr 15, 2026 04:38 am IST

Shajahanabad corp name to be changed, officials decide in Delhi CM meet

A view of Shahjahanabad. (HT Archive)
delhi news
Updated on Mar 13, 2026 10:42 pm IST

No progress in Wilson Survey sheet restoration for 6 months

The Wilson Survey sheets are the most comprehensive modern mapping of the Shahjahanabad area from the early 20th century. (HT Archive)
delhi news
Published on Jan 15, 2026 03:30 am IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Matia Mahal

A scaffolding of poles and ropes can be spotted in certain parts of the baoli. (HT Photo)
delhi news
Published on Dec 13, 2025 03:34 am IST

Barely standing: The Wall of Walled City

A portion of the wall. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma)
delhi news
Published on Dec 08, 2025 11:45 am IST

Delhi govt set to revive dormant SRDC for Walled City overhaul

CM Rekha Gupta said the government was preparing a comprehensive plan to restore the historic fabric of Shahjahanabad. (HT archive)
delhi news
Published on Nov 20, 2025 09:16 am IST

From Shahjahanabad to Ashoka: MCD invites residents on heritage journey

An old mansion in Shahjahanabad. The December event will focus on the walls and gates of Shahjahanabad. Many of them, such as Kabuli Gate, Lahori Gate, and Mori Gate, no longer exist. (HT Archive)
delhi news
Published on Oct 02, 2025 04:48 am IST

At Bikaner House, Delhi’s past unfolds through an exhibition of maps, pictures

On Thursday, historian Swapna Liddle led a walk-through, guiding visitors through Delhi’s shifting forms. Another tour, with Giles Tillotson, DAG’s senior vice president, is scheduled for Sunday. (HT Photo)
delhi news
Published on Sept 13, 2025 10:52 am IST

Inch by inch: Restoring Delhi’s lost blueprint

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Conservators at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) work on preserving detailed maps of Shahjahanabad made by British surveyor AJ Wilson. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
delhi news
Published on Jun 17, 2025 05:38 am IST

The fading gates of Delhi’s walled past

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Kashmere Gate. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
delhi news
Published on May 27, 2025 06:10 am IST

Need to reimagine Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan

We can learn from the Unesco world heritage centres and cities, especially those in South Asia and Central Asia, even as we evolve our own parameters (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
opinion
Updated on May 23, 2025 05:59 am IST

Delhi: The River and the City

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A bridge of boats across the Yamuna, as viewed from Delhi, in 1858. Photo by Felice Beato (Getty Images)
india news
Published on Mar 25, 2025 06:28 am IST

Delhiwale: This way to a secret path

The stone wall is a rare souvenir of Old Delhi’s origins. (HT Photo)
delhi news
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 10:19 pm IST

Delhiwale: Season’s first rain puddle

The dirty water is reflecting the centuries-old Dilli Gate. (HT Photo)
delhi news
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 06:10 am IST

Chandni Chowk: Where old city seeks modern amenities

A top view of the Chandni Chowk constituency. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
delhi news
Updated on May 22, 2024 03:11 pm IST

On the cultural festival, ‘Meer ki Dilli, Shahjahanabad: The Evolving City’

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(From left) Saif Mahmood, Ather Farooqui, Salman Khurshid, Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah. (Courtesy Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind))
books
Published on Mar 05, 2024 12:21 pm IST

Just Like That | Journeys through the vanishing havelis of Old Delhi

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Inside Golden Haveli at Chandni Chowk, New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
opinion
Published on Sept 02, 2023 06:24 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a lavish tome on a pre-1857 map of Shahjahanabad, a book that traces the cheetah’s journey in India, and a biography of AB Vajpayee. (HT Team)
books
Updated on May 12, 2023 09:34 pm IST

HT Picks: The most interesting books of the week

Old Delhi, Nepal, and perfect parties on HT picks!
books
Updated on Nov 01, 2019 07:57 pm IST

Central vista revamp plan will not affect Delhi’s bid for World Heritage City tag: Tourism dept

Since 2015, Lutyens’ Delhi has undergone several changes and with the recent decision to revamp the central vista, more are expected to come about in the next couple of years.
delhi news
Updated on Sept 13, 2019 09:38 pm IST

See the unseen in Venice, walk into a painter’s canvas

On the beach in Lido.
travel
Updated on Jul 20, 2019 01:45 pm IST

Sample stretch at Chandni Chowk to be ready by July 31

The Delhi government’s public works department (PWD), at a meeting called by the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation on July 10, informed that work was going on at a sample stretch and it will be ready by the month end.
delhi news
Published on Jul 13, 2019 10:16 am IST

Bring multiple authorities on one platform to make Delhi walkable

The walkways, wherever provided, are often too narrow and without facilities such as public toilets, signage, road markings, zebra lanes, bus shelter, trees, benches, etc.
columns
Published on Mar 12, 2019 10:11 am IST

Old Delhi haveli owners express concern over ‘heritage’ status

several haveli owners complained they had “not been made partners” during the policy-making process for preservation. They claimed the havelis has been handed over “heritage” tags by civic authorities without their consultation.
delhi news
Published on Sept 23, 2018 02:41 am IST

A workshop for heritage structure owners of Shahjahanabad on how to renovate properties

The booklet will be distributed for free among haveli owners at the workshop on Saturday.
delhi news
Updated on Sept 22, 2018 03:47 am IST

Workshop on need to conserve walled city havelis soon in Delhi

The 16th century heritage garden Sunder Nursery, adjacent to the UNESCO world heritage site has undergone renovation and will be open to the public.
delhi news
Published on Sept 18, 2018 03:24 am IST

The Mughals’ last stand

Age-old havelis can be found aplenty in Old Delhi: they may not be as grand as those in Rajasthan or Old Lucknow, but their magnificence lies in their aura of tenacious elegance
brunch
Updated on Jun 11, 2018 05:50 pm IST

A musical tale of an old Delhi

Standing: Syeda Hameed, Lokesh Jain; Seated: Zakia Zaheer and Rene Singh. The four are part of the musical on Old Delhi.
art culture
Updated on Apr 20, 2018 07:33 pm IST
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