Human Interest
Following a tweet by Soumya Mishra, Twitter was abuzz with a debate around whether gynaecologists should ask about marital status to understand if the patient is sexually active
[…]Tucked away in corners of Delhi, away from the public eye, are leprosy ashrams and colonies to accommodate those who suffer from this disfiguring disease. They struggle to live a normal life, finding comfort among their own kind but not accepted by society
[…]With evolving technology providing better and easier laundry alternatives, and recurring water supply issues in the capital, Delhi’s traditional dhobi ghats are facing an existential crisis. Limited consumer market and lack of support from the administration is adding to their woes
[…]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
[…]Pride Month seems an apt time to recall the love of Ameer Khusrow Dehlawi, the great poet and Sufi mystic, for Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. His outpourings became an integral part of Hindustani literature and are still re-enacted during Basant Panchami
[…]With inclusive education becoming the norm, differently-abled students are being integrated into mainstream schools. This work is entrusted to special educators, a group of trained professionals who have interesting stories to tell
[…]What is similar between the streets of Brooklyn and those in Delhi? The answer lies in the murals painted on the walls of the the last housing colony built by the British: South Delhi’s Lodhi Colony
[…]In the busy markets of Delhi, street artists dressed as clowns make an honest effort to attract clients to their owner’s shop, spreading joy as their smiles conceal their distress
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