How time flies

Set in Connaught Place, This play tells the story of Delhi’s evolution as a city through the eyes of a couple of typists doing a 9-to-5 job From playing Bahadur Shah Zafar in a school drama, to starring in as well as directing plays, Vishal Sharma has made a mark in Delhi’s theatre scene. Sharma […]

Remembering the ‘coffee king’

Friends and colleagues open up about VG Siddhartha’s knowledge, compassion and simplicity VG siddhartha, best known as the founder of the Café Coffee Day (CCD) chain, had great plans not only for CCD but also for the coffee industry. He had reportedly written a letter to CCD’s board of directors and employees saying, “I have […]

‘Come See The Other Side Of Kashmir’

Asif Iqbal Burza, President Of A Hotel Industry Association Of Kashmir, Talks About How The Economy Is Heavily Dependent On Tourism But The Footfall Suffers When The State Is In The Headlines For All The Wrong Reasons With bad news about Kashmir always making headlines, many potential tourists from the other parts of the country […]

‘I bring humour even to intense roles’

Since his debut with Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen, Saurabh Shukla has proven himself in both intense as well as light-hearted roles Saurabh Shukla is one of the most reliable character actors currently working in the Hindi film industry. He has also written screenplays and dialogues for films like Satya, Raghu Romeo, Mithya and Salaam-e-Ishq, among […]

‘The excitement is missing’

Veteran artist Rameshwar Broota, 78, who has been part of Delhi’s art scene for half a century, tells Patriot how it has evolved with time Crowd, pollution, traffic – all these traits of present-day Delhi don’t quite sit well with veteran artist Rameshwar Broota. Born in Delhi in 1941, the Capital has always been his […]

When trams rolled down Chandni Chowk

The Delhi of 1965 has transformed beyond recognition but old-timers are keeping the memory of those days alive. The first in the series is Gautam Kaul, IPS (retired) Delhi has changed drastically since Gautam Kaul, 78, moved to the city in 1965. Kaul belongs to the 1965 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS), Union […]

‘People tend to exaggerate nepotism’

Model-turned-actor Bidita Bag talks about her journey from Kolkata to Mumbai, her struggling days, Nawazuddin siddiqui and more After starting her modeling career in Kolkata, Bidita Bag quickly became the go-to model for leading designers in the city. Looking for a major push in her career, she shifted to Mumbai and went on to become […]

Meet the super cop of the Kathua rape case

An exclusive interview with Ahfad-ul-Mujtaba, head of the J&K police’s Crime Branch The verdict in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua was announced on June 10. Six persons were convicted while one accused was acquitted. The in-camera trial in the case that shook the nation had […]