Delhi: urban space and human destinies. (Book Reviews: General).

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......VERONIQUE, EMMA TARLO & DENIS VIDAL (eds). Delhi: urban space and human destinies. 261 pp.' maps, figs, plates, bibliogrs. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2000. Rs 475 (cloth) When I was asked to review this book about Delhi, which is also my home-town, I expected...

Have Bangalore, will Delhi

The Hindustan Times;  January 7, 2008 ;     540 words ...N Madhavan Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Jan. 7 -- You mean you left Bangalore for Delhi?" is a question I have faced time and again, in...here, which is also true. But make no mistake, Delhi is no Extra Terrestrial, a monster that can be...

Politicians make Delhi unreal city

The Hindustan Times;  November 13, 2006 ;     562 words ...NEW DELHI, India, Nov 13 -- "But, Delhi is not India." How often one hears this dismissive sentence especially...clearing in this country than can qualify to be India either. In fact, Delhi has a greater chance of mirroring India than most other places...

Ready For The Ride Maybe it's because of the Metro or its booming suburbs,...

Business Today;  August 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......people who aren't particularly sporty, Delhi's residents sure are looking forward to...tremendous fillip to the infrastructure of Delhi," says Rajan Bharti Mittal, Joint Managing...16 million residents when he says this; Delhi will become only the second Asian city...

BREAKING POINT When Delhi's new rich took advantage of the city's culture...

The Independent - London;  August 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Delhi was once a staid, stodgy, strait-laced little capital, the...Embassy. But somewhere along the line, something happened to Delhi: it caught whatever Bombay's got. Money poured in. Bombay...Bombay street cred met capital-city hauteur and suddenly "Delhi style" was no longer an oxymoron. But the city's ...

Dilli-India-Delhi

The Hindustan Times;  December 15, 2007 ;     462 words ...Amit Mitra Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 15 -- Nobody belongs to Delhi. Everybody belongs to Delhi. What that means becomes amply clear in this lustrous and lavish book in which images of Delhi - New and Old, new and old - knock on each...

4 marks to Delhi

The Hindustan Times;  September 5, 2008 ;     569 words ...Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Sept. 5 -- As Delhi is set on becoming a global city, or so we hear, HT City asks...well as in other Indian metros about the four things about Delhi (besides its women) that makes other metros envious as well...

Suburbia is no more Delhi's poor cousin.

Times of India (New Delhi, India);  August 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Aug. 27--Suburbia is giving Delhi stiff competition. Now, it boasts of cosmopolitan...the highest per capita expenditure in India. The Delhi government recently had to extend the bar timings in Delhi from 1 am to 3 am in five-star hotels so that...

Chetri's trick keeps Delhi afloat

The Hindustan Times;  September 24, 2006 ;     376 words ...NEW DELHI, India, Sept 24 -- THE ETERNAL enigma that is Delhi seems to have got its Santosh Trophy campaign on track...pre-quarterfinals. On an already searing afternoon, the electric pace of Delhi captain Sunil Chetri made the Orissa defenders hot under...

Simply put, I will grow old in Delhi

The Hindustan Times;  December 19, 2007 ;     590 words ...Avishek G Dastidar Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 19 -- No matter where in the world I am, Delhi is one place I always come back to. Primarily...some very special memories for me. It was in Delhi that I shot my first film, a documentary...

'Delhi needs special kind of statehood'

The Hindustan Times;  December 17, 2006 ;     494 words ...NEW DELHI, India, Dec 17 -- Sheila Dikshit has created...sorts by completing eight years in office as Delhi chief minister. In the last eight years...Capital now has many flyovers, a world-class Delhi Metro and better air quality. On the flip...

Delhi's Origin Remains Shrouded in Mystery

India Abroad;  January 10, 1997 ;     700+ words ...India Abroad 01-10-1997 Delhi's Origin Remains Shrouded in Mystery...before the beginning of the Christian era, Delhi was chosen as a seat of authority by some...Rome was the center of ancient Europe, Delhi was the metropolis of Asia," wrote Count...

The new face of Delhi. Imagine

The Hindustan Times;  April 24, 2006 ;     380 words ...NEW DELHI, India, April 24 -- It is possible for Delhi to develop uniquely out of its own DNA rather than become...scientists who are jointly holding an exhibition 'Imagining Delhi.' The exhibition starting tomorrow at the India Habitat Centre...

The New Delhi With the 2010 Commonwealth Games in sight and Rs 80,000...

India Today;  June 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......currently being finalised reach fruition, Delhi is to undergo a massive and hugely expensive...world-class city. However, going by past record-Delhi's status as the centre of Indian politics...just below the Olympics. The budget for Delhi 2010-a mind-boggling Rs 80,000 crore is...

Delhi wrest initiative

The Hindustan Times;  January 4, 2007 ;     396 words ...NEW DELHI, India, Jan 4 -- Delhi skipper Mithun Manhas had indicated on Wednesday that he would not make Andhra follow on even if Delhi got that opportunity on Thursday - in the event, the Andhra batsmen...