Posts by: Mohd Shehwaaz Khan

Mohd Shehwaaz Khan is a journalist based in New Delhi. He won Laadli Media Award 2023 for best feature in print

Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -September 4, 2022

The popularity of self-help books has been on the rise over the years. Many people claim to have been helped by the genre. Patriot interacts with those who have been helped to understand their feelings and resolve their internal conflicts

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Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -September 3, 2022

Forty-two-year-old Singh has won Mister World 2021, held in Uzbekistan by Indian Body Builders Federation. Today, he owns a gym and trains young bodybuilders.

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Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -August 30, 2022

Founded in 1951 as Art Institute by Abul Kalam, the department ‘was envisaged as an integral part of the life for the post-independent citizens of the country.’

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Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -August 27, 2022

The doorways of old Delhi serve as a portal to the times of architectural beauty. Some of them remain intact, some are ruined, while others are replaced by modern doors

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Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -August 23, 2022

‘Dedicate a Bench’ is a programme at Sunder Nursery that raises public memorial for people to commit a bench to honour the passing of a cherished person

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Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -August 23, 2022

For those who call the Yamuna river bank home, life is never easy. They have no access to clean drinking water or electricity and are frequently visited by bulldozers. This monsoon, the moderate flooding has made life even harder

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Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -August 18, 2022

Be it a severe problem or a petty one, people flock to dargahs to seek help from Sufi saints and djinns using wish slips, threads, and even clay pots. Patriot interacts with such supplicants and the caretakers of these places to understand the significance of such prayers and beliefs

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Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -August 17, 2022

Why does glass-coated manjha, banned five years ago by the National Green Tribunal, continue to be bought and sold, taking the lives of animals and humans? That’s because it no longer comes from China but is Made in India, and the police are not serious about striking at the roots of this trade

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