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Baton to Babu: Journey of a cop to UPSC success

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

Picking the lighter side of poets

Octogenarian KL Narang Saaqi has spent his life compiling humour, witty sayings of Urdu litterateurs while balancing his passion with…

May 1, 2023

Barking up the right trees

Chandan Tiwary, a nature-lover, is a repository of information on Delhi’s trees and willingly shares it with others on social…

April 16, 2023

The life coach

Gurcharan Singh, who has been coaching cricket to kids for over half a century and produced over 100 first-class cricketers,…

March 23, 2023

Life and times of a writer

Farooq Argali, 82, began writing fiction to survive in Delhi and after half a century, collated works of famous writers,…

February 8, 2023

When an idol is no more the idol it was

Delhi-born artist Shaurya Kumar uses his art to explore new meaning assigned to an idol or an artefact after it…

December 8, 2022

Getting high after a low

Kaushal Pal was a drug addict who would snatch money and valuables to pay for his needs before finding solace…

November 12, 2022

A platform for those who create art

Social entrepreneur Shefali Khanna has helped 165 artists by providing them a new platform that cater to creators, musicians, and…

October 3, 2022

Rags to riches: Gem of a man on Old Delhi’s footpaths

Mukeed Ahmad, who worked in a juice stall as a young boy, is now the owner of five shops in…

September 17, 2022