Dignified exit

Senior citizens are themselves moving to old age homes in search of peace and belongingness that they are unable to find with their own family “My daughter-in-law used to taunt me for every little thing. It became too much for me to handle at this age. I wanted to live peacefully, which is why I […]

‘Trees protect us, we should save them’

Illegal tree felling Some residents in Lajpat Nagar’s I-Block were getting 12-15 trees pruned by the MCD staff recently. Other residents saw this and got agitated. Initially they were clueless – as in who to inform or complain to. Then they contacted me through my Facebook page. They sent me photos and the address of […]

12,40,530 killed

The unprecedented level of air pollution in the country is no longer just an environmental concern. It has become a murderer gone berserk and killed over 12 lakh indian citizens in 2017 “Everyone has to wear masks when they are out. And just like electricity. Oxygen is now supplied to homes and offices. Today oxygen […]

CAPITALIS MANJUL

‘I got taken for quite a ride!’

I am from Kolkata — the city that had the first Metro in India. When I first moved to Delhi, I thought the Metro would be very easy to negotiate because I am familiar with the process. The first time I travelled in a Metro, I was supposed to go from Rajiv Chowk to Connaught […]

Glimpses of the war within

In war, the honour and glory are primarily reserved for those involved in active combat. Books, documentaries and feature films about war are often dedicated to the valour and sacrifice of the soldier or the courage and strategic brilliance of the officer. But seldom is there much consideration for the individuals who also place themselves […]

10.2 years choked off

An index developed by the university of Chicago predicts the number of years cut off from your life depending on the city you live in. No prizes for guessing the worst The University of Chicago launched a new tool called Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) which quantifies air quality data as the number of years […]

One bird, two heads

You saw the wedding pictures. Now read the mythical story of the two-headed bird on Deepika Padukone’s wedding sari India’s architectural history is rife with innovative and ornate decorative motifs. The spillover of such motifs on to the subcontinent’s textiles was a happy happenstance. So the lotus medallion, amalaka (decorative stone disc on top of […]