Purana Quila (Old Fort), the iconic fortress and a witness to centuries of conquests and change since the 1600s, stands as one of the oldest forts in Delhi. Imposing and formidable, its walls echo ...

For Delhi singer Vedi Sinha, a journey to Rajasthan to volunteer at the folk music festival Kabir Yatra, gave birth to The Aahvaan Project — Sinha’s musical and philosophical enquiry into finding ...

Since 2008, the Library of Congress has hosted a “Conversations with African Poets and Writers Series,” bringing award-winning writers such as Chimamanda Adichie or Abdulrazak Gurnah from across the ...

The Sufi Heritage Festival returns to Sunder Nursery on February 28 and March 1, offering an immersive experience of music, storytelling, and textiles. Founded on the idea of Sufism as Delhi's ...

The Manghopir Shrine is home to about 200 crocodiles. New Delhi: The mere mention of Karachi, Pakistan, brings to mind a big, metropolitan, urbane city that is often referred to as Pakistan’s Mumbai, ...

The Sufi Heritage Festival 2026 is set to return to Delhi. It will be a 2-day festival held in Sunder Nursery, which will have lots of music, poetry, movement, craft and conversation rooted in the ...

Indian ultra-distance and long-distance runner Sufiya Sufi has received her official certificate from the Guinness World Records for completing the gruelling Manali–Leh high-altitude run in under 100 ...

When Vedi Sinha from The Aahvaan Project starts singing “Bhala hua meri matki phoot gayee/ Main to paneeyan bharan se chhoot gayee” (Thank God my pitcher broke; I’m finally free from hauling water) ...

Born in lockdown and watched by millions, the Orchestral Qawwali Project is transforming a 700-year-old sacred tradition for a global stage. Led by singer Abi Sampa and composer Rushil Ranjan, the ...

Basant Panchami marks the vibrant arrival of spring in the Hindu calendar, dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. The tradition of celebrating Sufi Basant at Nizamuddin Dargah began in the 13th-14th century ...

“It is a 750-year-old tradition that we continue to uphold,” says Muzaffar Ali Soofi Chishti, referring to the Sufi Basant Festival to be held in Hyderabad on January 23. On Friday, the Dargah Hazrath ...