FIRST CITIZEN
Handling with care
Mohammed Yasin looks smart in his mirror-shiny shoes and neatly parted hair. He is...
By Mandira Nayar
Features
FIRST CITIZEN
Charm offensive
It was the longest queue that the Rashtrapati Bhavan had seen in recent times. The...
By Mandira Nayar
FIRST CITIZEN
Dazzling nights
It is like yellow stars on a bleached summer sky, the pale coffee-coloured dome...
By Mandira Nayar
FIRST CITIZEN
Permanent residents
Ramjeet, 57, has never lived outside the presidential estate. All his life, the...
By Mandira Nayar
FIRST CITIZEN
Ceiling to catalogue
The risk of a neck injury at the Rashtrapati Bhavan gazing at the ceiling in Ashoka...
By Mandira Nayar
FIRST CITIZEN
Keepers of the tricolour
Mohammad Shakir and Mohammad Shahid are dressed identically in white. Shakir is a...
By Mandira Nayar
FIRST CITIZEN
Picture perfect
This is where presidents smile―eternally. The power corridor, which leads out from...
By Mandira Nayar
FIRST CITIZEN
Make room for the elephant
In Oslo's Munch Museum, President Pranab Mukherjee and his artist daughter...
By Sachidananda Murthy
FIRST CITIZEN
Artistic impression
This winter will begin in the Rashtrapati Bhavan on a rather loud note. The house...
By Mandira Nayar