‘India has great creative potential’

Walk of Courage is a thrilling short film that resulted from an Indo-German collaboration. It was made for the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrating 75 years of India’s independence. In this interview, Johannes Olszewski talks about his creative vision and the challenges he faced while making it

Silent sentinels of a heritage of respectability

Members of the intersex and trans communities, called khwajsaras in the Mughal era, made huge contributions to Delhi’s history. The architectural wonders they left behind still survive but the significance of this heritage is getting lost with time

‘Cool’ spots in Delhi to beat the heat

As summer days in Delhi become unbearable for many, people have started visiting popular ‘cool’ spots like parks, and even the Delhi Metro, to beat the scorching heat

How inclusive are city’s queer spaces?

Queer spaces are usually imagined as class-less and caste-less spaces where sexual identity predominantly rules. However, these sexual identities are mostly interwoven with class or other social landscapes that are often ignored within the framework of sexual politics

Surgical spike: Rise in hysterotomies raise concern

India has witnessed a surge in the number of hysterectomies among young women. This is a cause for concern, for though the operation is regarded as a safe procedure, there are short-term and long-term risks

UPSC coachings that help in building assets

Private coachings for civil services have become a profitable business over the years. Those who cannot afford to pay the huge fee coaching centres charge will be happy to know that they have an option at two residential academies in the capital charging a nominal fee

HC asks authorities to examine feasibility of extending operational timing of places serving liquor

The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police and Excise Commissioners to constitute a consultative group to examine the feasibility of extending the operational timing of places of public entertainment, which includes places serving liquor, up to 3 am

Warm morning in city, maximum likely to settle at 44 degrees C

Heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in isolated places of Delhi on Monday with the minimum temperature settling at 26.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average