Sheila Dikshit shaped Delhi and people’s lives in significant ways. Her absence is as powerful as was her presence This is not an obituary of Sheila Dikshit, former chief minister of Delhi for 15 years, who died last month. It’s a story of a journalist’s first meaningful interaction with a powerful politician. It was a […]

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How I became an illegal immigrant in Europe for one week I travel every year for a month to Europe to visit people instead of places. This year was special for many reasons, one of them was that for a week I was an ‘illegal immigrant.’ It was not a deliberate act. I took an […]

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Sweltering heat is a new reality on the Continent that people are finding hard to cope with Europe was being scorched by a heat wave last week. On Wednesday, July 24, Berlin was nearing 40 Celsius. I had to pinch myself as a reminder  that I’m not in Delhi. On Sunday, July 28, I witnessed […]

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People of varied ethnicities and nationalities huddle together in exclusive enclaves within the Capital, recreating their culture and cuisines far from home Delhi is truly cosmopolitan. If you want to experience a foreign culture without having to travel abroad, you can do it right here. The city has this incredible capacity to absorb exotic cultures […]

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Foreign women often face an ordeal during the immigration check at INDIAN airports and consulate, with officials prying into their personal lives and passing snide comments The immigration officials sitting at the gateway of a country have in several instances been reported to be racist in dealing with travellers from the third world, particularly with […]

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Many Naga girls are breaking stereotypes to live life to the fullest and contributing to make Delhi truly cosmopolitan Girls belonging to the Naga tribes that reside in the states of Nagaland and Manipur have made the Capital their home. They mostly stay in ghettos, with people of the same region, who have similar cuisine, […]

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Aditya Bhattia runs an energy start-up with the objective of making every household with a roof, a producer of solar power Aditya Bhattia is not even 30 years old and he has been running a green company for the last four years. It provides innovative solutions for the use of solar power and is supporting […]

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Tarun Nanda leads a life that leaves no carbon footprint. His life is his message. He plans to build a home, a research and a training centre using containers Tarun Nanda, 37, lives in a room on the fourth floor in Hauz Khas Village. His balcony overlooks the lake that he has been instrumental in […]

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