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Drivers must obey rules, always
Although Uber drivers are generally well trained, sometimes you are at the mercy of one whose reckless actions put you at risk. I had one such bad experience the other day. Right from the first crossing we came to, I had apprehensions as he parked on the extreme right, obstructing incoming traffic. I did scold […]
A communal turn
The police maintain nervous vigilance as a shrill mob threatens revenge The qasbah of Tappal lies 50 kilometres away from Aligarh city. One can miss the town at the slightest distraction, especially those used to the pace of the nearby Yamuna Expressway. Half a dozen years ago, 58-year-old Krishna (name changed) gave up his land […]
Remembering the legend
Of knowing Girish and performing Nagamandala The image of an ailing Girish Karnad, with tubes and a portable oxygen cylinder placed on his lap, his neck draped with a placard that read “Me Too Urban Naxal” at an event to mark Gauri Lankesh’s death anniversary will remain an abiding image in popular memory. For Girish, […]
‘We all have an animal within us’
Newslaundry editor-in-chief Madhu Trehan chats with Deepa Mehta, the creative executive producer and co-director of the upcoming Netflix series Leila, based on Prayaag Akbar’s dystopian novel of the same name The Leila co-director talks about movies that influence her and how this is her first time directing something she hasn’t written: Let’s start with how […]
‘Having my love beside me makes me happy’
A boatman working at the Nigambodh Ghat near Delhi’s Kashmere Gate for 25 years is married to a woman from a rich Muslim family. Religion is no obstacle in their happiness The river Yamuna holds great significance for the people worshipping it and living around it. Many others worry about the pollution which is eroding […]
Plight of strays in summer
Many stray animals suffer during summer due to the heat. Usually, animals prefer to stay under the shade of trees, but because of humans, lots of trees have been damaged. There’s no shade left for them. Humans are selfish, they only think of themselves — during winter, they cut the trees for sunlight. And due […]
Man vs machine
Launched with much fanfare in February, sewage cleaning machines are set to bring empowerment of disadvantaged castes and eradicate manual scavenging. How is Delhi Government’s initiative working on the ground? We find out Sewage cleaning in India is not just a question of development agenda or civic responsibility—it’s a matter of life and death. Since […]
Injured, insulted, defamed
Alam was assaulted on the night of May 25 in Gurugram as CCTV shows but there are some discrepancies in different narratives The Jama Masjid in Gurugram’s Jacobpura is more than a century old. With a freshly painted pink edifice, it imposes itself upon the sprawling and boisterous Sadar Bazaar which is criss-crossed by narrow […]