Delhi

The term fuccha describes first year beginners at Delhi colleges. And so it is the case with these freshers who have gathered outside Hindu College in Delhi University, as they try to get a glimpse of college life for the next few years, de…

Ask your grand-parents how they weighed and bought jewellers from their local sonar sunhar, and they will tell you of the virtues of the black and red ratti seed which was used as a consistent weight measure by all jewellers in India, in t…

bazaar

Dhanteras and Diwali shopping at Green Park Market in Delhi Hindus buy metal utensils on Dhanteras. That is the norm and the religious and cultural tradition associated with this Diwali-related occasion.

A sprawling palace in the heart of New Delhi is home to the President of the world's largest democracy. Named the Rashtrapati Bhavan or 'Presidential Palace after India's independence.

A compilation on power generation and transmission in India, as well as fuel sources for power generation.

highway

Traffic frenzy is nothing new in the National Capital and that combined with high levels of pollution is a horrifying picture during the Corona outbreak.

industry · village

See the billowing black and grey smoke clouds of chemical as an industrial shed storing and containing dangerous chemicals catches fire in South Delhi's Asola village.

A viewer estimates that this footage is from December 1994 or January 1995. Archival footage of Priya Cinema Hall in New Delhi. A poster of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe can be seen.

flowers · industry

This Yucca aloifolia or Yucca flower stands almost 6ft high, full of whitish colored flower. The stem covered with buds of flowers weighs almost around 4kgs.

flowers · highway

The National Capital is prepared to welcome spring as the maintenance work is showing results. This patch of divider on Ring Road flyover in South Delhi used to be a dry patch with just weeds and absolutely no aesthetic value.

flowers

The fragrant nargis or narcissus are the first flowers to bloom in winter. With their delicate yellow centered white petalled blooms, they take center stage in our gardens in Delhi and in the Himalaya, as they flower by the thousands...

railway · architecture

Mixed modes of transport, from pedestrian, to cycle rickshaw, and human-pulled rickshaw with goods, buses, cars and even a train going overhead, on an ancient Mughal era red sandstone bridge near Red Fort in Old Delhi.

railway · highway

Train arriving into South Delhi's uncelebrated and barely used railway stations - why do we not develop this intra-city train network better? Railway station at Safdarjung Sarojini Nagar in New Delhi.

highway · railway

A diesel train pulls into a train station at Chanakyapuri in New Delhi. Diesel and coal trains still pull into city, yet we blame traffic alone for air pollution.

temple

Iskcon temple in Delhi's Kailash Colony prepares to get crowded on Janmashtami day Indian Society for Krishna Consciousness Iskcon temple in Delhi's Kailash Colony prepares to get crowded on Janmashtami day: Indian Society for Krishna Consc…

flowers

Popular in the North eastern state of Sikkim, this is a small but spicy round pepper. Filmed at our Wilderness Orchard Kitchen garden these peppers grow very well to here in the Northern part of India.

highway

Indian Airlines flight passes over IIT Flyover in India, adding to the capital's noise and air pollution, through the combustion of aviation turbine fuel and the engine noise from the air.

highway · farmland

Thousands of farmers and supporters are assembled at the Delhi border highway following demands to repeal the amended farm laws which the farmers claim to have robbed them of their livelihood.

Grand opening of Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi: Dr. Manmohan Singh presides with Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

ceremony · festival

The Durga Puja at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi is one of the most prominent ones in the whole of North India.

ceremony · festival

A family is filmed while offering Surya Puja to the sun on the occasion of Durga Puja at Katwaria Sarai, Delhi. The women of the family are seen offering fruits, flowers and water to the sun as part of the ritual during Durga Puja.

ceremony · festival

Religious idols are supposed to be small and portable, so that the divinity is the focus and not the size. As idols became larger and larger, it no longer was possible for humans to lift them! Along comes an innovative solution...

ceremony · festival

Much ullulation, bvell ringing, drumming and festivity mark the Durga Puja celebrations in New Delhi. A rangoli is prepared on the ground. An elaborate puja / pooja ceremony with incantations and prayers marks the festivities.