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
Published: May 6, 2020
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Image by : Parul Sharma

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NGMA: Jawahar Lal Nehru laid the foundation stone in 1955 for the National Museum, designed by architect Ganesh Bikaji. It stands on a plot of land originally earmarked for the Imperial Museum by modern Delhi’s master planner, Edwin Lutyens. It’s 200,000 collection of Indian, Oriental and Western art and artefacts spans 5,000 years of history.