Human Interest

Limited shelter homes leave the vulnerable exposed to chill

Limited shelter homes leave the vulnerable exposed to chill

Many in the city, including those visiting for medical treatment, are struggling to find warm spaces in the capital in…

December 29, 2023

Afghan refugees’ school of hope hangs by a thread

Ahmad Khan Anjam started an institute in 2017 to teach English, Indian languages and other subjects to fellow Afghan refugees,…

June 21, 2023

‘Salaries don’t suffice’: Employees fume as firms clamp down on side gigs

While CEOs see side jobs as ‘cheating’, for most employees, it’s the only way to make ends meet in the…

October 28, 2022

Are marital history and sexual activity mutually exclusive? Twitter erupts in a debate

Following a tweet by Soumya Mishra, Twitter was abuzz with a debate around whether gynaecologists should ask about marital status…

June 29, 2022

Leprosy patients in the capital live quietly in their own space

Tucked away in corners of Delhi, away from the public eye, are leprosy ashrams and colonies to accommodate those who…

September 17, 2022

Delhi’s laundries left high and dry

With evolving technology providing better and easier laundry alternatives, and recurring water supply issues in the capital, Delhi’s traditional dhobi…

August 22, 2022

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…

August 14, 2022

Tracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow

Pride Month seems an apt time to recall the love of Ameer Khusrow Dehlawi, the great poet and Sufi mystic,…

June 8, 2022

Educators with a ‘special’ tag

With inclusive education becoming the norm, differently-abled students are being integrated into mainstream schools. This work is entrusted to special…

June 4, 2022

When walls tell stories: Delhi through its art murals

What is similar between the streets of Brooklyn and those in Delhi? The answer lies in the murals painted on…

June 3, 2022