In a year from now, Chandni Chowk’s redevelopment will be done. Until then, however, the buzz in the bazaar is all about the inconveniences faced ‘As you sit stranded in a traffic jam, half-choked by rickshaw fumes and the ammonia stink of the municipal urinals, you see around you a sad vista of collapsing shop […]

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In the absence of last mile connectivity to the Metro, commuters from Faridabad, Noida and Gurugram face a number of hurdles Every day, around 10 am, Aditya Sharma, 27, a sales and marketing professional, is ready to leave his home in Faridabad for office. When he reaches the main road, he waves to the passing […]

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A man who lost everything and became homeless overnight is now rescuing people from the streets and helping them lead a better life, along with his team of 48 At 9:30 every night, Vickey Sharma, 29, with his team of four persons, in a grey Maruti Suzuki Eeco packed with some thick blankets, drives to […]

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The Capital loses another of its citizens as workers continue to be sent into death traps without safety gear. Does human life have no value? Sitting in a circle outside their home in Shri Ram Basti in North Delhi, warming their hands from a makeshift fireplace, the Lal family is still in shock, trying to […]

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With more and more people wanting cooked food at their doorsteps, ‘Ghost Restaurants’ are springing up, with a lot of help from food delivery apps Had Nishtha Sachdeva, 30, devoted her life to a music career as a jazz singer, the people of Gurugram would have missed savouring the Mexican fast food her kitchen offers. […]

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Only five freedom fighters are still alive in Delhi. Patriot visits two of them, In their nineties now, Bharti Choudhry and Lajpat Rai Yadav, to record their memories “Maa ne uniform pehnaya aur kaha hamare baarein mein kabhi mat sochna. Ab tum Bharat Maa ki beti ho,” (Ma put me in uniform and said, ‘Don’t […]

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How does one ‘look gay’ or not ‘look gay’? Can a person’s dress sense determine their sexuality? “But you don’t look gay, dude” or “I knew that you were gay. I just knew it.” These are two statements I have heard a lot ever since I came out on social media. It’s confusing, big time. […]

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With more and more millennials opting for rented furniture, it is being seen as a lifestyle shift. However, some have faced hurdles that made them buck the trend For millennials, renting furniture is like getting a key to a fully functional home. Instead of spending a small fortune on beds, sofas and tables, they can […]

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