Specials

Balancing act: Learning the ropes of slacklining

Balancing act: Learning the ropes of slacklining

The fun has just begun for slackliners in the national capital. They don’t regard the sport as a demanding one,…

September 17, 2022

In the dead of night, they ride their horses

Once a popular folk sport in the national capital, horse-riding has been reduced to a trickle. Enthusiasts keep the tradition…

September 17, 2022

Threads of a golden memory

Delhi-based couturier Rahul Mishra, the only designer from the city and the country to make it to Paris Haute Couture…

August 21, 2022

Interest in javelin increasing by leaps and bounds

Neeraj Chopra’s throw at the Tokyo Olympics that won him the gold medal was 87.58 metres. It inspired many Delhi…

July 3, 2024

Unsafe at home, safer on the streets?

In an attempt to follow the Lt Governor’s orders to identify and restore unsafe buildings in Delhi, the municipal corporations…

July 30, 2022

Of pills and potions: Meeting the hidden sexologists of Delhi

Ashamed and secretive, but determined to find cures, men and women set out to find practitioners who can solve their…

August 22, 2022

Looking into a mirror: In conversation with Rajat Kapoor

It can’t be a coincidence that the title of Rajat Kapoor’s film is a play on his own initials. So…

July 28, 2022

Angry birds

A traditional sport whose origin finds a mention in age-old folklore, cockfighting is a game that garners equal criticism and…

September 17, 2022

Delhi’s lucky trio

Out of 400 visually impaired cricketers all over India, three from Delhi were selected in the top 56 for the…

August 22, 2022

Cricketers left in the lurch due to hiring freeze

With institutions freezing employment and stipend of league players and not participating in DDCA matches, the future of upcoming and…

July 25, 2022