PHOTOS: The streets of Delhi, during times of Covid-19
The streets of Delhi feel like they have metasised into a time warp of the past. Wide open pristine boulevards, and telling architecture that harkens history with compelling contemporaneity, present a formidable flashback to fight an unseen and merciless enemy presently banging on our doors.
I grew up in Delhi, a city that has given me so immeasurably a treasure trove of memories of streets walked on, buildings visited, parks strolled, laughter
I grew up in Delhi, a city that has given me so immeasurably a treasure trove of memories of streets walked on, buildings visited, parks strolled, laughter
By: Parul Sharma
Oxford Book Store: There is indisputably no rival to the magnificent Georgian architecture of Connaught Place, Delhi’s eternal hub for romance and recreation. Named after the Duke of Connaught and built between 1929 to 1933, Connaught Place’s unique three-ringed trinity circle is wrapped around majestic columns, weaving in and out of nooks and corners, with legendary restaurants, movie theatres reminiscent of the Raj and busy bookstores like the Oxford, for books of every kind from everywhere in the world.
