Purani Dilli Walo Ki Baatein™

Celebrating 229 years of Mirza Ghalib Register talesofcity.com/event-detail… @iamrana leads a soulful conversation on Ghalib aur Maazi, tracing the poet’s life, times and legacy, while Rene Singh recites #Ghalib ghazals in a warm, conversational style, creating a living dialogue

Delhi has shown before that it does not hesitate to reject leaders, be it Sheila Dikshit or @ArvindKejriwal , when progress stalls or promises remain unfulfilled. And it will do so again @gupta_rekha if those in power fail to deliver what they committed to.

For over four months now, nearly three crore people in Delhi NCR have been forced to live in what feels like a gas chamber, breathing toxic air every day.

These measures may not have solved the problem entirely, but they showed intent to control the damage. Today, despite being the most powerful government we have seen, there is neither accountability nor decisive action.

willingness to act: odd-even schemes, switching off engines at red lights, restricting construction and large gatherings, spraying across the city, installing public air purifiers, and even promoting laser light shows instead of firecrackers during peak pollution days.

I don’t understand how present Delhi government @DelhiGovDigital @BJP4Delhi keeps shifting the blame to previous governments @AAPDelhi for Delhi’s pollution. While it’s true that air quality challenges existed back then too, at least there was visible accountability and a

Excited to join Sustaining Our Stories, Sharing Our Worlds on #WorldTourismDay! 🗓 27 Sept | ⏰ 6 PM | KNMA, Saket Theme: Tourism & Sustainable Transformation Free entry 🎟 RSVP: district.in/events/ticket-to… #CultureAndClimate

Because inspiration does not always travel from distant places. Often, it waits in cracked walls and tangled wires, in jars of sweets, and in kites poised to fly. It lives in the ordinary, layered over decades, simply waiting to be seen.

With sharper observation, they could be scaled, formalised, carried to the world, while remaining rooted in local genius.

This is how India thrives, in improvisations that appear like chaos but actually conceal an ecosystem. These micro-arrangements are more than survival tactics. They are business models in disguise.

The barber’s stall becomes not only a workplace but a hub for patangbaazi tales and friendly rivalries, exchanged along with a haircut. A business turns into an adda, a landmark, a fragment of memory.

The vendor asks for just enough room to spread his goods, large enough to tempt passersby yet small enough to keep pathways open. If the new tenant proves reliable, the bond stretches further. The small extension slowly weaves itself into the shop’s identity.

Their work demands agility and a fixed rent would weigh them down. But India always finds a way. Long before the word co-working became fashionable, thiyas and thadis outside shops had already perfected it. Every festival season begins with a quiet negotiation.

The shop is not merely a shop. It is a collage of trades and lives, layered one upon another, year after year. What draws me most is how its character spills beyond the walls. Each season, a corner is lent to someone who cannot manage a permanent place.

This is maximalism born over decades, where every corner whispers a story of use, reuse, jugaad, and quiet continuity. Step inside and the scene shifts. A barber’s chair rests in one corner, folded kites lean against the wall, and the hum of steady conversations fills the air.

On one side, kites flutter, a tricolour a Venom face,a diamond-shaped classic. On the other, sachets strung like garlands frame jars of candies and toffees placed on a makeshift plank, each one promising a fleeting joy.Nothing matches, nothing aligns, yet together it feels whole.

Jugaad, Co-working and the Roots of Local Economy There is a quiet magic to old shops. Take this one, its blue paint peeling in gentle flakes, wooden doors chipped with age, wires dangling above like stubborn roots.

Featuring: – Dastangoi by Sunil Mehra & Pallav Mishra – A rare baithak with Mr. M.M. Bakht and Zaigham Murtaza – Ghazals by Shaheen Salmani that stir memory and longing

On 5th Apr, we return to the heart of Dilli. At the only surviving 18th-century haveli in Shahjahanabad, Jahaanuma Mehfil invites you to an evening of storytelling, music, conversation, and the quiet grace of a world slowly fading. #Mehfil #Delhi #Jahaanuma #TalesofCity

Dastarkhwan-e-Jahaanuma A Culinary Journey with Panoramic Views of Jama Masjid and Lal Qila Hosted By Historian Rana Safvi and Curated by Abu Sufiyan Spaces are limited to ensure a personal and profound experience. Book Now: talesofcity.com/event-detail… #Delhi #GangaJamuni