Hindustan Times
It was last week, February 16 to be precise when I was invited to the at home function organized by the Delhi Police Commissioner Yudhbir Singh Dadwal to mark the police raising day. I have been to similar functions many times in the past too but what was unique about this day was that the at home was arranged at the Delhi Police Gazetted Officers mess, once the official residence of Police Chiefs and now a heritage building located on Alipur Road (now Sham Nath Marg). Read more
(5 votes, average: 2.6 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged dadwal, Delhi, Delhi college, polics
Not many people know that Delhi College (now known as Zakir Hussain College) is the oldest educational institution in the capital and perhaps in North India. Having started as a Madrasa in the eighteenth century, this unique institution has survived many troubled periods in Delhi’s history and has always come out victorious. For many who are of the view that St Stephens, one of the best colleges in the country is the oldest in Delhi, this must be news. Read more
(11 votes, average: 4.64 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged AMU, Delhi college, Dr. Zakir Hussain, St.Stephen's
