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 […]

Revenge tourism at its best as heritage walks return

Delhi-ites are rediscovering their heritage and enjoying being outdoors, stomping out the tedium of lockdowns

Old is not gold any longer

The number of women being abandoned by their sons is increasing at an alarming rate while daughters are seen making huge sacrifices to provide care to their old mothers when they become old and helpless   As I was giving a coin to a young woman pleading with folded hands at the car window, my […]

Single but can’t mingle

Those who live alone in Delhi, whether too young to marry or single by choice, have a particularly tough time when the pandemic leads to restrictions on movement and lockdown. Spare a thought for them. The year has begun with night curfew, then weekend lockdowns. Now, the possibility of lockdowns stretching from weeks into months […]

Do not marry in haste, girl!

Soon, a Bill will be tabled in Parliament to raise the legal age of marriage for girls to 21, at par with boys. It is a false equivalence to say that if they can vote at 18, they can marry. Voting is not a life-changing experience like marriage. It seemed one of those topics on […]

Adopted then abandoned: India scores 2.4 out of 10 in Pet Homelessness Index

While many brought home furry friends during the lockdowns, not many were up to the job of managing them, leading to an increase in the number of strays and abandoned pets on the streets  Laila, a three-year-old dog, used to live in a construction site in Sector 79, Noida. On 2 September, Akansha Majumdar, a […]