Posts by: Shruti Das
Heritage walks on weekends are a popular way of acquainting Delhi’s citizens with their culture, especially when the group leader is a storyteller As you walk past the dark caves, you could see silhouettes inside, and hear occasional sounds of weeping. The whole air around these caves — where worshippers were offering prayers to the […]
[…]With his debut feature Gali Guleiyan, filmmaker Dipesh Jain has stepped into the unconventional territory of Indian cinema, something that is unlikely of a debutant. With Manoj Bajpayee as the lead, the film also marks the debut of child actor, Om Singh, who has been selected from Salaam Baalak Trust Shelter Home. The film is […]
[…]Om Singh, a 16-year-old boy from Salaam Baalak Trust Shelter Home, is all set to make his Bollywood debut with Gali Guleiyan, starring Manoj Bajpayee. His real-life journey has been surrealistically in-sync with that of his onscreen character It felt surreal. He was back to the same railway station where years back he used to […]
[…]After 20 days of studying in Daulat Ram College, 16 girls who got admission under the sports quota have been asked to re-register, stating allegations of bribery by students and favouritism by the Sports Council Nibedita* shifted to Delhi a month back to study in a Delhi University college. The 18-year-old from Jaipur was finding […]
[…]Pre-menstrual syndrome doesn’t just affect the mood and performance of women in those difficult days, it can lead to crime. A recent High Court judgement even accepted it as a precipitating factor for crime Anita has lost all hope of normalcy. It has been five years since she started suffering this syndrome. Every month, one […]
[…]Some might call them ‘accidental’, but deaths by electrocution are definitely more than ‘unfortunate’ accidents. They are the outcome of sheer apathy of civic authorities Like any other evening, the 13-year-old boy was playing football with his friends in the community park when he sat near a high-mast light in the middle of the playground. […]
[…]If a library lends you a person instead of a book, the experience is bound to be quite different from what you are used to As you walk up to the registration section of this library, a young girl at the desk greets you with a smile and asks, “Hi, which book would you want […]
[…]WHO has classified ‘internet gaming disorder’ as a mental health condition. Watch out for the tipping point when a leisure activity turns into an addiction Rajiv is an introvert by nature. He has no friends, seldom steps out of his house. Mostly he is seen playing video games. The world of counter-strike, FIFA, WWE 2K18, […]
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