Community
The ubiquitous cardboard boxes in which goods are despatched by manufacturers to retailers and individual customers are retrieved for recycling by an army of migrants. But in this unorganised sector, the pickings are meagre and health hazards abound
[…]From gated societies and colonies to marketplaces, shops, banks, ATMs and houses, security providers are seen working 24×7, despite climate extremes, lurking danger and emergencies. Patriot brings an insight into the lives of the city’s watchmen
[…]Celebrated ardently in Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, Chhath Puja is a festival of many rituals – some of which include a river. With the rising pollution in Delhi and unavailability of train tickets, devotees continue to celebrate the festival
[…]While Delhi belongs to no one, it has an inexhaustible cultural heterogeneity owing to its vast migrant population that has made the national capital its home. And in this diverse land, varieties of bread have emerged as a strong binding force
[…]Refugees from several countries have been staging protests in front of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees at its office in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar. However, there has been no response from the authorities
[…]Among the children enrolled there, some aspire to be doctors and engineers, others dream of becoming pilots and teachers.
[…]A large number of porters at Delhi’s railway stations hail from Rajasthan, due to lack of cultivable land in the desert state. With passing time and better facilities for passengers, their services are no longer required but there’s no Plan B
[…]The glitz and glamour of Durga Puja has returned after two years of muted celebrations, but pandal makers find themselves alone in an ‘alien land’, cut off from their families back in West Bengal, neglected by organisers
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