Embodying the city’s history, a library and a church pulled out of ruins

IN THE midst of a vibrant university in the heart of Delhi exists a time warp. A forgotten building, the corridors of the Dara Shikoh library – part of the Ambedkar University (AUD) campus in Kashmere Gate – house two architectural influences, as the arches from the Mughal era confront the pillars that define the colonial period. The crumbling structure with plaster peeling off the walls and an injured roof, is now undergoing some cosmetic changes.