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Delhi’s history to come alive on stage |
Boasting of a 700-year-long living culture Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti seems to have forgotten, the children of this area are trying to revive its historic importance through this play. Forty children from the basti will perform and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will be invited to the event... |
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Striking a healthy chord! |
Community health programme ‘Sehat Aapaa’ identifies women and children in need of medical intervention. The Sehat Aapaas are trained in inter-personal skills, group interaction and public speaking, and even dealing with conflicts.. |
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In the heart of New Delhi, a wasteland springs to life |
It once provided all the flowering bushes and shrubs to adorn the open spaces and the boulevards of Lutyens’ Delhi. It then fell to neglect and grew barren, but now flowers are blooming again at Sunder Nursery. Formerly known as Azim Bagh, Sunder Nursery has been in existence since the 1940s in the buffer zone of the World Heritage Site of Humayun’s Tomb. Concerted efforts to restore the nursery to its blooming ways has resulted in long beds of rare plants, and a dedicated bonsai section making an appearance... |
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A new Nizamuddin : Rakhshanda Jalil reports on the Aga Khan Trust's bold initiative to restore one of South Asia's most historic neighborhoods |
In keeping with the objectives of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme, which has undertaken several urban renewal projects in the Muslim world, in cities such as Cairo, Kabul, Masyaf, Mostar, Samarkand, etc., the emphasis here is on restoring and maintaining the socio-economic and cultural fabric of a designated area. The idea is to make changes sustainable, that is, historic structures are ‘re-animated’ in the context of on-going social and economic change, rather than as an isolated process... |
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Qawwali and reminiscence: An ode to Khusrau |
The soulful lyrics of Amir Khusrau's Aaj rang hai ai ma rang hai and Chaap tilak sab chhini re resounded the evening air at Chaunsath Khamba, Nizamuddin Basti, recently as the renowned qawwal Wajahat Hussain Badayuni and group took to the stage to celebrate the 13th century Sufi mystic. Organised by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture as part of its programme titled Aalam-e-Khusrau, the evening brought to life the poetry of the master who illuminated the Indo-Persian musical landscape with his genius.... |
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