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The
bustling metropolis was built by the British Empire to show off
its pomp and power to the rest of the world. New Delhi —
The Making of a Capital by Malvika Singh and Rudrangshu
Mukherjee documents the birth of this mammoth city. Excerpts:
A
familiar, fading, sepia tone picture — the silhouette of three
men perched on a howdah atop an elephant, all wearing sola topis,
wandering through the wilderness around and beyond the village
of Malcha on the outskirts of Shahjehanabad, scanning the
countryside around — remains etched in the memory of those
Dilliwallahs who, every so often, take vicarious pleasure in
delving into the history of their city ...
A half-built Connaught
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Desperate to survive
For hundreds of years baazigars
were entertainers. Today they live in abject poverty, without any
state protection. They are no longer into traditional occupation, and
are engaged in petty jobs, reports Ashutosh
Sharma from Jammu
Baazigiri
has died a tragic death at the hands of modernity, and baazigars
have turned into paupers over the years. For hundreds of years they
were entertainers. They made people laugh through comedy,
inspired awe with breathtaking stunts and enthralled them with their
daredevil gymnastics.
Branded
kebabs for you
Shahira Naim
Dressed
in an impeccable white chikan kurta and adjusting his
intricately embroidered dopalli topi, Mohammad Usman is
personally frying kebabs and serving these to a select band of guests
at the newly opened first franchise sit-in restaurant in the upmarket
trans Gomti area of Lucknow.
Kids
MJ created
Michael
Jackson took Dr
Frankenstein’s role seriously as he picked friends and acquaintances
to provide him with the sperm and eggs he thought would create a
perfect family of test-tube kids, according to reports.
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Hanging out
Brazilian artist Tiago Primo scales a wall in Rio de Janeiro. Two brothers in Rio de Janeiro are giving a new meaning to hanging out eating, reading and sleeping as they hang from the side of a building in a bustling part of the Brazilian city, to the bemusement of passers-by. Using climbing gear to manoeuvre between a bed, a desk, a hammock and a gramophone all nailed into the wall, Tiago and
Gabriel Primo have been spending up to 14 hours a day in their “house”
on the side of an art gallery since May Photo: Reuters
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A
paradise in wilderness
Sumitra
Senapaty goes on an African safari with a difference — which
offers a gustatory adventure
AN
African safari always conjures up images of a land of abundant wild
game, an open drive through veldt, or the famed bush and stunning
vistas, which are a veritable feast for the eyes.
A
lucky wreck
Christiane Oelrich
FOR
years, treasure hunter Klaus Keppler, the owner of a salvage company,
has been looking for the wrecks of ships that had been carrying gold,
silver or pottery. Now, after a long dry spell, he has got lucky.
Twice. And one of them was a ship that ran aground en route to India.
Suri
turns scribe
Bedika
on Sanjay Suri, who plays a journalist in his latest film As the
River Flows, inspired by the abduction and killing of social
activist Sanjay Ghose in Assam
AFTER
earning critical acclaim for his varied roles, including that of a
homosexual and a gigolo, Sanjay Suri is now donning the hat of a
scribe in a suspense thriller that is inspired by the abduction and
killing of social activist Sanjay Ghose in Assam 12 years ago.
Spielberg
returns to silver screen
Stephen Foley in New York
Steven
Spielberg, the legendary director and producer, is finally able
to call "Lights, camera, action!" on a string of new films,
after tying up $825m to bankroll his dormant movie studio, DreamWorks.
War wise
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