Archive · 8 Sep 2025
Exhibition Chronicles Delhi’s Evolving Identity, Challenging History
Imagine a museum show about Delhi, a city with a super long and interesting past!
This show uses old pictures, paintings, and maps to tell the story of how Delhi changed over time.
The person in charge wants to show that Delhi's history isn't just about one city being built and then destroyed.
Instead, it's about the people who lived there and how they saw their city, even the older parts.
The exhibition also shows what happened during a big fight in 1857 and how the city looked after it.
It challenges how we usually think about Delhi's history.
The exhibition is titled ‘Sair-e-Dilli: Chronicles of Change’ and curated by Swapna Liddle.
It features paintings, prints, photographs, maps, and plans reflecting Delhi's layered history.
The exhibition is part of the inaugural edition of ‘The City as a Museum’.
It aims to correct a common narrative and show the city's evolving identity.
It includes images of the destruction after the 1857 revolt.
- Who
- The exhibition is curated by historian Swapna Liddle.
- What
- The exhibition, titled ‘Sair-e-Dilli: Chronicles of Change,’ showcases the layered history of Delhi.
- When
- The exhibition began on Sunday and will continue until September 15.
- Where
- The exhibition is located at Bikaner House in Delhi.
- Why
- The exhibition aims to correct a widespread narrative about Delhi's history and present the city's evolving identity.
- Exhibition Title
- Sair-e-Dilli: Chronicles of Change
- Curator
- Swapna Liddle
- Location
- Bikaner House
- Exhibition Start Date
- Sunday
- Exhibition End Date
- September 15
- Focus
- Delhi’s history through various perspectives