Far away but still close

Stuck for over a year now, some Indians living abroad have not been able to come back home due to pandemic-related restrictions.  Thankfully, though, they are learning to bide their time 

Home as office is a mixed bag

Work from home has redefined the way people practise their profession. For many, it’s a welcome change while others hate being confined to their homes Technology is transforming our lives. The whole process got a big fillip in the last few months because of the pandemic as we continue grappling with the ‘new normal’ in […]

For a glowing skin

Amidst the pandemic as pollution levels in Delhi are on the rise again, Dr Sonali Kohli gives some insights about possible ways to ensure healthy skin

Love stories to melt hate 

While state governments are introducing laws to control the so-called practice of ‘love jihad’, India Love Project is curating love stories that transcend the boundaries of religious and societal norms  Zamrooda Khanday, a Kashmiri Muslim, and Rajnish Girdhar, a Punjabi Hindu, had to face a year-long battle to convince their parents for their marriage. The […]

Unlikely partners

A Naga girl partners with her mother-in-law-to-be, wife of a bureaucrat, to make some good money during the pandemic Avibu Seyie, who has just entered her thirties, and her 68-year-old mother-in-law-to-be Geeta Bhatnagar—the former calls the latter Mumaa—have joined hands to sell momos online and utilise the time the pandemic has provided them while confined […]

Delhi’s Donald Trumps

Some are in denial and delusional about the dangers of the pandemic. They are learning their lessons the hard way There are many Donald Trumps in Delhi who are happy in denial. While the pandemic rages on, particularly in the NCR, there are many who feel that the worst is over, and now life can […]

Lucky Ali’s nostalgic treat to millennial hearts

With an impromptu acoustic rendition of his 1996 song O Sanam, Lucky Ali takes the internet by storm “Samjhe zamaana ke dil hai khilauna jaana hai ab kya hai dil ka lagaana nazron se ab na humko giraana mar bhi gaye to bhool na jaana…” (The world thinks that the heart is a toy, but […]

Diwali dilemma

Shoppers this festive season have to face the double whammy of the increasing Covid-19 cases and the toxic air, yet they throng to the markets Entering South Delhi’s Munirka market, one can see colourful stalls and shops selling flowers, lights, earthen lamps, stickers, and clothes. Despite the pandemic, shoppers can be seen flocking to the […]