Shubham Bhatia
Posts by: Shubham Bhatia
‘Why I am on the streets’
For the first time, Patriot features a common man in its Question and answer page: Nand Lal, who has been living on the city’s streets for years Nand Lal, 45, lost his legs in a road accident in Deoria, after which he came to Delhi to look for better opportunities and a livelihood. Here he […]
MAKEOVER 2019
What will make Delhi-ites’ lives better in 2019? The infrastructure is certainly set to improve this year – fingers crossed! Delhi has undergone destruction seven times, as author William Dalrymple mentioned in his book City of Djinns, only to be resurrected with modern developments. Currently, it is in its eighth phase of development — and […]
How ‘he’ became ‘she’
Childhood traumas, a bad father, doubts over sexuality — Ashwini has lived a life many of us cannot think of embracing. All his hopes are pinned on soon becoming a woman “I used to cry for hours and hours in the school washroom,” says an emotional Ashwini Kumar Singh, who will soon be ‘Avni’. For […]
‘Inclusion must go to the next level’
Patriot spoke to hotelier Keshav Suri on the LGBTQ community, his petition to the SC, his marriage, societal attitude, corporate sector’s inclusion and his drag performance with his mother This year has been a life changing year for the LGBTQ community in India. How do you see it? I feel fantastic. It’s the year the […]
Same sex and sensibilities
Advertisements are there to capture our attention in a snap — if they don’t convey the message, and the brand, they’re called out as ineffective When it comes to advertising about sexuality itself, one has to be sensitive and yet deliver a powerful message. If they’re not filtered through various lens, customers may react adversely […]
Mother of all jams
With parents flouting traffic rules and showing no civic sense, Sri Aurobindo Marg remains gridlocked for half an hour every working day due to the rush of cars and buses at Mother’s International School The time is 1:44 pm and the lane in front of Mother’s International School is filling up with cars of all […]
Stink of state apathy
The government’s decision to introduce sewer cleaning machines is a step in the right direction. But with no further development in sight, the promise is far from being honoured In February this year, the Delhi Jal Board released a statement that read: “The board approved the deployment of specially-fabricated or tailor-made 200 sewer cleaning machines […]
Right of entry reserved
You have to be gay to get a room in Mister and Arthouse, a luxury boutique hotel in Greater Kailash Situated in the heart of South Delhi, Mister and Arthouse is the first hotel in the country exclusively for gay and bisexual men. It was started by Sanjay Malhotra, the founder of Indjapink, a travel […]