See the city as it once appeared from the vantage point of these vanished, obscured or simply forgotten sights—resurrected from the Sarmaya archives.
Read more ...By The Book
The five most compelling portraits of Delhi as drawn by some of its best known writers, artists and historians
Read more ...Delhi Diaries
Over centuries, Delhi has come to mean different things to different people. It has drawn saints and scholars, conquerors and traders, refugees and royals to its fertile lands with the promise of shelter, warmth and a place to dream. These dreams were not modest, either. The saints sought spiritual absolution and the conquerors, world domination.… Read more »
Read more ...Sufis, Dargahs & Divinity in Delhi
Some of Sufism’s most charismatic leaders called Delhi home in the 13th and 14th centuries. Get to know these marvelous mystics
Read more ...Now Reading: Divine gardens, a unflinching memoir & a feast of art
Forgotten saint
Sarmad Kashani is one of the most enigmatic figures ever to be buried in the city of Delhi
Read more ...WATCH: The history of magic at the Ashmolean
Virtually priceless
Return of the Goddess
Rainy day heritage walks
Indian Art Breaks Free
While a new nation was finding its feet in 1947, a small group of artists was formulating its visual language. Meet the Bombay Progressives in the Sarmaya collection
Read more ...Now Reading: Highly literary SMSes, searing YA fiction & tales of the rich
India & Independence
As Independent India turns 71, we look back at the movements that won us our freedom, the struggles that have held us back and the symbols that give us strength. We journey with Delhi as it steps from the medieval world to the modern; we see India through the eyes of historical map-makers; and we… Read more »
Read more ...Mapping the Motherland
Learn how maps over the centuries reveal different perspectives on India, from the spiritual to the pragmatic
Read more ...Delhi: Evolution of a City
Presenting rare and precious glimpses of our capital as it evolved from the medieval to the modern era
Read more ...5 Myths About the India-Pakistan Partition of 1947
It’s acknowledged by historians as the largest mass migration in modern times—why then do we know so little about the 1947 India-Pakistan Partition?
Read more ...India before Independence: Smaller struggles for freedom
The leaders, battles and victories of the Uprising of 1857, aka India’s First War of Independence. Accompanied by rare archival material from the Sarmaya collection
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