INTERVIEWS, DOCUMENTARIES, VIDEOS
Interviews, documentaries and videos offer an unorthodox perspective on Delhi, from its ancient history to its modern-day dynamics. Experiencing the city is a multi-modal experience, which is captured by professionals, experts and residents alike in audio-visual formats. The comprehensive interviews, incisive insights, and striking visuals- all these genres provide audiences with a distinctive view of the difficulties and successes involved in building and navigating our cities. The sights, sounds, language and lives depicted herein not only entertain and inform but also offer a new and alternative viewpoint on topics such as urban development, architecture, and design. Documentaries excel particularly in their capacity to illuminate the complex realm of urban experience- beyond the hard sell of commercial and touristy gloss. Discover on this page the first-hand, tactile and conscientious documentation of diverse issues ranging from neglected neighborhoods, people's initiatives, endangered heritage etc. narrated with the objective of not only educating the citizen about her lived environment but also enabling city stake-holders to create functional, equitable, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing urban spaces.
Contents
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1857 Mutiny – 14 Gates of Old Delhi explained by Sohail Hashmi, Purani Dill Walon Ki Batein: Wrong entry
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A Walk with William Dalrymple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ikmM0hKG1M
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Built Spaces – Jama Masjid with Sohail Hashmi, Sahapedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgrn3ty3u8o
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Delhi (1938), Jack Cardiff, BFI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiSFxKMO_2Q
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Delhi 2011 Documentary, Rinu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks9M9aCmS0k
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Delhi Heritage Walks, Aditya Pathak: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjVgy3n_MVxPuCKsJIU3Fj0hE6x58q44N
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Delhi, India's MEGACITY- Capital of a Billion People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUPTGDrXDy4
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Extension Khirkee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlCt2ji7IFA
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Forts of India Series – Fortified City of Tughlaqabad, Delhi, Delhi by Foot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccusuvzbTls
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Havelis of Chandni Chowk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvuA2n8pkIU
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Heritage Walk with Author and Historian Rana Safvi – Red Fort, Old Delhi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOp-qLEUvi4
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India: Exploring Delhi: DW Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=985xnRfA2VE
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Jamuna – A Sacred heritage, INTACH Filmit Best Documentary Award Winner, 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyrQsuKs2wo
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Rana Safvi on the Forgotten Cities and Culture of Delhi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C51c6ZSkXLw
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Rana Safvi on the Making and the Memory of Old Delhi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WzZ6opmRg
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Razia Sultan: The First and the Last Woman Ruler of Delhi Sultnate, Feminism in India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqvE7Ta2Cl8
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Revival of Hauz Khas Lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCTxavP1q_A
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Salma Hussain, Food Historian on her Book ‘The Mughal Feast’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvuA2n8pkIU
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Talking History – Delhi: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGH2KiZJk0tTw3zOPW_ofx0sEpIaA9Vn
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The City and Its Conversations: An Interview with Dr. Swapna Liddle: https://dhaaramagazine.in/2021/03/23/the-city-and-its-conversations-an-interview-with-dr-swapna-liddle/
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The Oral History Project - Delhi Archives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMSH74NLo3g
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The History of Delhi | Know Your Country: National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scc6TpDTxN8
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The Story of the Delhi Durbars – British Raj, Swapna Liddle, Rana Safvi, The Peepul Tree World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYIoMJpuyAU
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What’s in the Name- Delhi, The Epic Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z2yBWIzmu0
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William Dalrymple on How Delhi Changed after the 1857 Mutiny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJiPLyyuvK8