Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for her “utterly original” Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand’, a family saga set in northern India about an 80-year-old woman who travels to Pakistan to confront the unresolved trauma of her teenage experiences of Partition and re-evaluates what it means […]

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The Delhi Police has not yet taken any decision over opening of restrobars in the city till 3 am, and contemplating if licence conditions need to be changed, police officials said on Thursday.

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In India, consumption of marijuana for recreational purposes is considered deviant behaviour, and the person who smokes it is stigmatised. But 18 states of the US have already allowed such use, and more states will undoubtedly follow suit

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While using ‘he’ and ‘she’ as gender-identity pronouns is the norm in heterosexual India, there is a large section of queer India that does not want to stay confined in the tussle of choosing between these binaries. In light of the June LGBTQIA+ pride month, Patriot looks at how have Delhiites received the usage of gender and preferred pronouns

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The mass transit system which serves commuters from all strata of Delhi-NCR is abuzz with the stories of common people. Now a book by Rashmi Sadana explores the diverse lives that have a common meeting point: the Delhi Metro

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The legendary Italian poet Dante Alighieri’s literature inspires the art and craft exhibition titled ‘Vita Nova’, which brings together Italian and Indian artists to explore the dynamic parallels of evolving art between the two countries

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United by their passion for dance but limited by Covid restrictions, three authors set out to pay tribute to late Kathak maestro Mohanroa Kallianpurkar. The result is a unique book that acts as a record of India’s rich cultural heritage

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The mutual love for books, that India and France share, came alive at the French LitFest 2022 with eminent French authors and novelists bringing forth a literary extravaganza filled with round tables, debates, and insightful interactions

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