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On the road for a cause
College student Al-Ameen Kabeer is on an arduous cycle yatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, creating awareness about child sexual abuse. This is his story 15th June. Jaipur-Ajmer highway, Rajasthan. Temperature: 43°. Water bottle: empty. The roads ahead seemed to be splashed with water. Mirage. Everything was sucked dry of life. The backpack seemed heavier on […]
Defenceless against mosquitoes
I am a third generation resident of Def Colony. I have grown up here. I still go cycling in the streets. What concerns me is the detoriating civic amenities around. We pay one of the highest civic taxes as a colony of B-zone, but get a miniscule attention of the civic authorities –be it MCD, […]
Def Col needs MCD’s attention
With the onset of monsoon, various problems like water logging, spread of diseases etc. creep in. RWA president of Def Colony talks about them Defence Colony is full of greenery, with lots of trees. We have trees all along the drains of our area. The aim was to keep the colony green, but too much […]
Chef of the Week
Quick bites with Chef Vaibhav Philosophy of cooking? Serving fresh food laden with my creativity. How do you define yourself as a chef? A chef who puts his heart in every dish he prepares. What are you passionate about besides food? Spending time with family, friends and travel. What is your strength? My greatest strength […]
#MeToo, but who cares?
Homosexuals in india are mistreated and are not allowed to live life their way. here’s how… For a homosexual man, I’ve had a fairly privileged life, or so I think. After I accepted that I was gay, I never had any qualms about being in the closet. For most people in my circle, I am […]
Danger lurks at every corner for women
Even if we dismiss the Thomson Reuters poll, research shows the relentless violence against women in India A recent survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation said India is the world’s most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour. The results are based on […]
They say I’m sick in the head
I came out when I was in college. Some of my friends said, ‘No, you can’t be gay’, ‘This a mental illness’ or ‘Check with a doctor’. Some even said, ‘Have sex with a girl, you might change’. It took a lot of time for me to convince them or for them to understand that […]
DDCA elections: loss or gain?
Why the new administration needs to ensure the DDCA is run in a more professional and transparent manner The results are out. Seeing the results, where the Rajat Sharma panel swept the polls, many cricket lovers felt despondent. While Rajat Sharma comes with clean hands, most others do not. After having waged a virtual war […]