Soldiering on, regardless
The guard at the gate welcomes me in, showing the way up the stairwell leading to Dr Kiran Seth’s home...
Month: November 2018
Pocket of misery
Bang in the middle of the posh Panchsheel Park lies the Lal Gumbad slum, where hooligans gather to drink at...
They grow your food
For the fourth time this year, lakhs of farmers marched to the capital. This time they demanded a special Parliament...
Drained of life
An old couple, who lost their sons to manual scavenging, now cling onto their only source of happiness — their...
‘I got taken for quite a ride!’
I am from Kolkata — the city that had the first Metro in India. When I first moved to Delhi,...
Glimpses of the war within
In war, the honour and glory are primarily reserved for those involved in active combat. Books, documentaries and feature films...
The longing of a lonely heart
Filmmaker Prakash Jha has played the protagonist in a short film by debutant director Mudassir Mashalkar that revolves around loneliness...
Odd couples
Old white men and women find love in much younger Indians, the age of their children from previous marriages. A...
Footloose and fancy-free
In the 21st century, travel is no longer a personal journey – the thrill of sharing on Instagram and getting...
