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History teacher

Anjum Hasan’s latest novel, History’s Angel, describes the life of a middle-class school teacher and his family in contemporary Delhi

July 18, 2023

Abdul Quadeer’s palace on wheels

Cab driver Abdul Quadeer provides basic amenities to customers free of charge to make the journey enjoyable

July 17, 2023

Holding a mirror to society

Delhi-based artist Farhad Hussain dares to expose the hypocrisies of the elite, and the pain behind their façade through humour

July 7, 2023

Holding the key

Jitendra Singh, with his ability to provide keys quickly and at affordable rates, has become indispensable to the lives of…

July 5, 2023

Setting it to music

Singing at Coke Studio, tying up with Zoya Akhtar’s record company Tiger Baby, to learning Urdu and singing for Anurag…

June 23, 2023

This Master’s Voice

Ravi Chaturvedi, a former Zoology teacher in DU, cannot give up on his love for cricket which he has commentated…

June 19, 2023

Picking up the metal scraps

Artist and sculptor Gopal Namjoshi moved away from painting and dedicated his life to utilising industrial and metal waste to…

June 18, 2023

Blooming in the autumn of life

Krishna Saksena, who has come out with her 13th book at the age of 94, talks of her struggles and…

June 9, 2023

Baton to Babu: Journey of a cop to UPSC success

Police constable Ram Bhajan Kumar slogged hard while juggling with police duties to clear the civil services examinations

June 8, 2023

Painting a gritty picture

Niyaz Hussain, a Delhi-based artist who was afflicted by polio in childhood, has faced many obstacles to create a platform…

May 9, 2023