Buddh Purnima
Celebrating the Birth of the Virtuous
Shiwali Sethiya
Over the ages, many pursuits of faith and devotion have been developed, all instructing lives with identical tenets. To lead these denominations, there ha...
Education As a Medium of Change
City NGOs teaching the less fortunate
Siddhant Agarwal
"Guru Gobind Dou khade, kaake lagoon paay
Balihari guru aapne, gobind diyo bataye"
This couplet penned by Kabir beautifully summarises the importance o...
Observing Earth Day
The Need of the Hour?
Siddhant Agarwal
Each year, Earth Day-April 22-marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
The year 1970 brought the demise of Jimi Hendrix, the las...
Tehsin Ki Masjid
A Religious Monument with a Social Message
Chowk lane is famous for Tunday Kababi, Chandi Ka Warq, Phool Wali Gali, Gota, Chikan, Zardozi, Ittar, much more and the historical Tehsin Ki Masjid. The view of this...
World Theatre Day
All the World's a Stage
Udit Verma
"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." - ...
Kothi Darshan Bilas
An Architectural Marvel
Kothi Darshan Bilas is a muted monument with an intriguing story, a dilapidating building now with lime gratings peeking in places and intrusive tree roots penetrating its strength, it ...
International Women’s Day
Journey from its Inception to the United Nations
Sehba Ali
The seeds of International Women's Day may have been sewn in the awakening of the need for equal rights for women far back in history. According to s...
Kothi Raushan-ud-daula
A Marvel of Lucknowi Architecture
To the south west of the main Qaiserbagh palace is situated Qaiser Pasand, originally the Kachehri of Raushan-ud-Daula who was the prime minister of King Ghazi-ud-din Haider a...
The Lore of the Black Coats Road
Imminent High Court Shift Calls for the End of an Age
Nikita Gupta
In the daily rush of life, things we encounter every day often settle comfortably into the backdrop. They do not register as remarkable unles...
Teele Wali Masjid
A Glimpse of Mughal Architecture
On the bank of river Gomti near the Hardinge Bridge, most popularly known as Pakka Pul or the Laal Pul, stands a beautiful mosque known as the Jami Masjid or Teele Wali Masjid....