Queer, but not inclusive: City’s gay spaces stonewall trans spirits

Since the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict decriminalising homosexuality in 2018, Delhi has witnessed a surge in queer-friendly restaurants, spas, clubs and bars. But for a large section of the community, such establishments still remain out of bounds

Delhi Can’t Breathe!

The first week of November was a toxic one for the Delhiites as schools had to be shut down due to high levels of pollution. Even as the government promises more control in the future, residents have gotten used to living in dirty air

Home of parathas losing appeal

Paratha is one of the many delicacies that Old Delhi offers with a lane dedicated entirely to it. But exactly 150 years after it took root in a bylane, it is finding hard to satiate calorie-conscious customers with more adventurous taste-buds

Upliftment with rhythm

Dance Out Of Poverty is an initiative that makes the underprivileged children of society tap their feet and make a living out of the skills they learn. It’s not seen as just a pastime, the initiative aims to develop the students professionally and creatively

She likes to keep it real, not be a ‘cardboard cutout heroine’

In her tenth year in the film industry, Huma Qureshi has a major release coming up in the form of Monica O My Darling, a crime comedy directed by Vasan Bala.  Surprising fact: Huma Qureshi has acted in 23 films, web series and television shows. It’s surprising because though she has become a well-known name, she […]

Once a dream, now a reality: From jhuggis to polished flats

Slum-dwellers of the Bhoomiheen camp were on cloud nine in anticipation of the day, which is not far, they move in the EWS apartments that are equipped with all decent public facilities, inaugurated by the PM for the urban poor.

Capital foe: The thick blanket of smog is back as pollution fills Delhi air

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, 24 of the 37 monitoring stations recorded the AQI in the "severe" category around 11 am

The road is the abode

Delhi’s streets are home to a population of more than 2 lakh homeless people in India, according to a recent report by the Housing and Land Rights Network. Patriot brings to you an insight into the life of the city’s floating population