Sustainability a showstopper at the Lakme Fashion Week

The FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week saw several designers adopting sustainable choices to advance the world of fashion towards being more eco-friendly. Patriot takes a look at the fashion week’s sustainable and circular designs.

No ‘ease of living’ for students returning to the city post-lockdown

As students return to Delhi from across the country with the reopening of educational institutions, the city’s shortage of hostels and low-cost rentals is being acutely felt 

Homely hospitality makes hostels a hit among young travellers

While travelling, a place to stay at or just to stop at is vital. The place should be equipped with basics like a bed, a clean bathroom and food. Facilities and amenities are secondary – but equally important. What if we were to tell you that you would get all these requests fulfilled within a […]

Structures that thrill: celebrating CP Kukreja Architects

This book stands testimony to a talented architect’s passion for building India’s institutions, malls and residences that have transformed the landscape of modern India

Not so fast, boys: gig workers bear the brunt of superfast delivery

The quick delivery startup Blinkit faces many glitches but a timely investment from Zomato might help it stay afloat in the e-grocery race

CP’s subways: What lies beneath

Years after they were constructed to facilitate safe travel for pedestrians, the five subways of Delhi’s Connaught Place remain a daunting prospect for citizens.

‘Transition was a matter of life and death’: Dr Aqsa Sheikh

In this candid conversation with Jayali Wavhal, Dr Aqsa, who is also the first trans woman to head a Covid vaccination centre in India, talks about how life has been different since she transitioned.

The Coquette and a ‘Murder in the bylanes’

Murder in the Bylanes, authored by Aloke Lal and Maanas Lal, is a gripping novel that revolves around the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition and describes the communal disharmony with the role of the police and bystanders tearing at the social fabric. The following is an excerpt from the novel. Laid-back evenings in Kanpur […]