Tainted Garments
All those pretty little sequins and buttons on the garments you buy may have been sowed on by nimble-fingered children...
Day: August 23, 2018
Few but pious
Navroz, or the Parsi New Year, was celebrated quietly on August 17, the day all attention was on Atal Bihari...
Fitful sleep at the Ghat
While Delhiites are sympathetic to the homeless during winter, and often distribute blankets, the monsoon brings challenges the authorities don’t...
Low rent, no control
Landlords have been appealing for amendments to the Delhi Rent Control ACT, which in its present form is not only...
‘No promotion for 25 years’
Initially, there were no male nurses in our country. I was the first male nurse in Delhi and have been...
Poor makers, rich buyers
Weavers are facing marketing and financial problems. Ironically, hand-woven textiles continue to be the prerogative of the elite despite initiatives...
Malayalam media shows the way
Both TV and print ceaselessly covered the floods and helped with rescue efforts, sans sensationalism Malayala Manorama, the Malayalam daily,...
Trans identity crises
Officialdom treats transgender requests with scant regard for the laws which have been put in place to ensure they do...
That monthly syndrome
Pre-menstrual syndrome doesn’t just affect the mood and performance of women in those difficult days, it can lead to crime....
