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Remove the straitjacket!
Clothes can make or break gender norms. It’s high time the society understands this and sets it right I have been thinking a lot about gender normativity lately. While I think achieving a completely non-binary approach to gender is ideal, it will be difficult to achieve in a society that has built divisive lines precisely […]
No country for Assam’s orphans
With hundreds left out of last year’s draft, the final NRC on August 31 proves crucial for orphans If you ask six-year-old Ratul (name changed on request) about his favourite pastime activity, the boy has a ready answer. “I just love playing kabaddi,” he says with enthusiasm. The reason, according to him, is simple and […]
A river runs into their homes
Six thousand people living in the margins of Delhi’s floodplains are temporarily uprooted. Their lives are on hold until the waters recede As heavy rains ravage many states in North India, a flood alert was issued earlier this week in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi government issued an advisory stating, […]
High on patriotism
Mission Mangal takes on Batla House as Akshay Kumar and John Abraham face off for the second year in a row Canadian citizen and the face of Indian nationalism in Bollywood Akshay Kumar has released his fifth film on India’s Independence Day this year. Previous releases include Brothers (2015), Rustom (2016), Toilet: Ek Prem Katha […]
Putting the spotlight on sanitation
Urban India generates close to 3 million trucks of untreated garbage every day. If these were laid end-to-end, one could reach half way to the moon. The need for attention to sanitation and cleanliness is both urgent and long-term. Ankur Bisen’s new book Wasted: The Messy Story of Sanitation in India takes an honest look […]
Events of the week
Indo-Korean connect What: To commemorate via art the spirit of the March 1st 1919 movement, when the first public demonstration took place in Korea against the Japanese occupation, here’s a Korea-India exchange exhibition. Titled ‘100th Anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement: One Shiny Day’, the show is co-organised by the National Gallery of Modern […]
Monumental neglect
Unexplored by tourists, several crumbling ruins are waiting to be discovered and to tell fascinating tales of history Delhi is dotted with dozens of monuments which hold historical significance, but are not often visited by tourists and are ignored by the administration, including the Archaeological Survey of India. Zafar Mahal Do you know which was […]
Dalits claim Delhi streets
The roads in the national capital were jammed on August 21 as a rally of thousands of followers of Guru Ravidas moved from Ambedkar Bhavan to Ram Leela Maidan, protesting the demolition of the Ravidas Mandir.A similar protest of Dalits was held in Punjab over the same issue. The protest march in Delhi kicked off […]