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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicMehrauli

Topic: Mehrauli

Can Mehrauli Park be like Sunder Nursery? Too many caretakers, not enough care

Mehrauli Archaeological Park is Qutub Minar’s forgotten cousin. It’s dogged by a tug-of-war between multiple agencies, patchy preservation, and few visitors.

Mehrauli Park conservation is riddled with ownership confusion—needs the Sunder Nursery model

Sunder Nursery led to the revitalisation of the entire Nizamuddin Basti area, now home to the Humayun’s Tomb Museum.

Delhi HC refuses to permit Shab-e-Barat prayers at Mehrauli’s Akhoondji mosque demolished by DDA

The mosque in Mehrauli was recently demolished after being declared illegal by the Delhi Development Authority.

Delhi monuments caught in G20 makeover rush—Lodi Garden to Mehrauli, it’s more like vandalism

A small mosque near Lodhi Garden has now been plastered over, hiding the calligraphic writing that should have been restored.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.