Are marital history and sexual activity mutually exclusive? Twitter erupts in a debate
Should gynaecologists ask about marital status to establish if a patient is sexually active? This question became the subject of...
Human Interest
Leprosy patients in the capital live quietly in their own space
In the dusty locality of Priyadarshani Vihar, Taharpur, a straight road leads to a colony which looks just like any...
Delhi’s laundries left high and dry
It’s seven in the morning, and the hot summers have already made the sun almost intolerable. As we enter the...
How inclusive are city’s queer spaces?
When Ahmad*, a 21-year-old bisexual man, decided to go to Delhi’s Pride Walk for the first time, he imagined a...
Tracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow
Man qibla raast kardam ber terf-e-kajkulaahey (I have straightened my qibla, the direction in which one prays, in the direction...
Educators with a ‘special’ tag
“The work fetches more than monetary satisfaction”, says Marina Arfeen Khan, a special educator, implying that working for a cause...
When walls tell stories: Delhi through its art murals
The Lodhi Art District is easily accessible from Jor Bagh Metro station. Since it was first painted in 2015, it...
This job’s no joke
Everyone laughs with the clowns, takes pictures with them, and asks them to entertain with their tricks. But no one...
The books that have readers hooked in Delhi
India bagged its first ever International Booker Award this past week. It is the first time a book written in...