Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the National Convention of Zila Parishads on HIV/AIDS organised by the Forum of Praliamentarians in New Delhi on Monday.

Theatre actor M.K. Raina dances to music played by band masters during a celebration of the life of painter M.F. Husain in New Delhi on Saturday. PHOTO: Sondeep Shankar

Writer Amitav Ghosh with social historian Mukul Kesavan at the launch of Ghosh’s new book River of Smoke, the second part of his ongoing Ibis Trilogy, in New Delhi on Friday evening.

The Young Euro Classic Orchestra performs at the inauguration of the Year of Germany in India in New Delhi on Tuesday. PHOTO: Sondeep Shankar

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra offer flowers during a prayer meeting to mark the 20th death anniversary of Rahul and Priyanka’s father, the late Prime Minis

Protesters disrupt the launch of books Walking with the Comrades and Broken Republic — Three Essays, published by Penguin India, as author Arundhati Roy and economist Amit Bhaduri look on during the e

Students of Natya Tarangini, a dance institute run by Kuchipudi exponents Raja and Radha Reddy, perform at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. PHOTO: Sondeep Shankar

Onlookers admire the world’s largest pair of 72-carat, round, brilliant, D colour Forevermark diamonds at Hazoorilal Jewellers in New Delhi on Thursday. PHOTO: Sondeep Shankar

Egypt’s ambassador to India, Mr Khaled El Bakly, points to photographs from his collection of the Egypt revolution in New Delhi on Friday.

Rajpath and the Martyrs Memorial at India Gate are seen before Earth Hour (top) and during Earth Hour in New Delhi on Saturday. PHOTO: Sondeep Shankar