Shujaat Bhukhari’s death carries with it the burden of all the human tragedies and ugly brutalities of a conflict The sight of Shujaat Bukhari’s metal coffin carried by a posse of men, amid the streaming rows of people walking in a procession on the narrow lanes of Kreeri, from his ancestral house to the graveyard […]

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We live in Nizamuddin West area — right adjacent to the Barapullah nullah. The nullah or drain passes through some of Delhi’s best colonies. We are subjected to a lot of stench from the drain, in addition to the toxic gases and dust. I feel we are probably the worst colony in Delhi. There are […]

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Barapullah is a large nullah going through a major section of the city. We, the residents of Nizamuddin West, are suffering for years due to the pollution it is causing. Anyone living here will tell you that the toxic gases are really harming the residents. We don’t know what concoction of effluents is finding its […]

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This is one issue which every student in Jamia would relate to. Here, students from all backgrounds and different states come to study. And they have a limited number of seats in the hostel. So, this is why only some of the students are able to afford studying here but many cannot. I have noticed […]

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I live in a 3BHK flat in North Campus near Gupta colony. We have two ACs in our apartment. Because it is summer time, the ACs run for about 12 hours every day. Unexpectedly, for the month of May, we were handed an electricity bill of Rs 22,570. I was completely taken aback. I spoke […]

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The Hindi film Veere di Wedding tells us that it’s okay for a woman to drink, smoke and have sex even if she’s not married Could it be that the Hindi film industry has finally stepped into the 21st century? That it’s realised that you no longer need to be a “good girl” to get […]

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Hazrat Shah Waliullah Library was started on March 21, 1994 by our NGO Delhi Youth Welfare Association, of which I am the president. Our library has around 25,000 books. It boasts a collection of some of the rarest books, some of which are even 600 or more years old, written in Urdu, Persian and Arabic. […]

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It was around 9 pm. I was travelling from Rajiv Chowk to Kirti Nagar Metro station. In my coach, I witnessed a disturbing incident: Two boys were constantly teasing a girl. The girl tried to protest, but the boys kept on harassing her. They were even touching her hair. The girl warned them, sternly saying, […]

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