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5 forgotten monuments of Delhi

5 forgotten monuments of Delhi

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

These forgotten wonders may not be on the tourist circuit, but are a piece of history worth visiting.

PHOTOS: Delhi's Signature bridge opens for public

PHOTOS: Delhi's Signature bridge opens for public

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

The bridge is double the height of Qutub Minar.

'Sanskrit had become more a symbol than a language'

'Sanskrit had become more a symbol than a language'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

'On both sides of our cultural divide, it roused strong emotions that had very little to do with the language and its literature.' 'I felt Sanskrit had been removed from the realm of thought, and made an object of politics and piety, of oppression, of reverence and contempt.' 'It was my aim to avoid these things, and go straight to the language which, as an object for the mind, is among the most exquisite ever made.'