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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 […]
Matter of faith
The Guru Ravidas temple in Tughlaqabad was demolished by DDA and Delhi Police on orders of the Supreme Court The demolition of the Sant Guru Ravidas Temple in New Delhi has created a stir over the last 10 days. A bandhwas held in Punjab last week and exams were postponed in the state as protests […]
Birds of a feather don’t flock here any more
A visit to the famous ecotourism destination in Noida — Okhla bird sanctuary— reveals a surprising lack of concern for the creatures to whom it is dedicated Mega skyscrapers, high voltage electricity towers, dome of a famous park, and no visible signs of animal life — this is the scenario one can experience on a […]
Journalism in the time of Article 370
A ground report on the near-clampdown on press movement, information gathering and dissemination in the Valley Reporting in Kashmir after the revocation of Article 370 is not easy, especially for a reporter from outside Kashmir. It has become a ritual to invite contempt from the people of Srinagar right at the moment of introduction. The […]
Who knows? Who cares?
Sale of chewable tobacco is banned in Delhi. But neither the vendors nor consumers seem affected by it Paan stalls near Mayur Vihar Phase 1 Metro Station sell tobacco in every form. When confronted, vendors say they have no idea that gutka, which contains chewable tobacco, is banned by the Delhi government — both its […]
Threatened during court proceedings
‘There is something very serious that is going on,’ advocate Dharmendra Kumar Mishra told the court during the hearing For almost a week now, the Tis Hazari district court in New Delhi has been hearing arguments in the Unnao rape case on a day-to-day basis. Such is the importance, and urgency, of completing the trial […]