Withering heights: A 300-year-old banyan tree faces the axe

Standing tall since Bahadur Shah Zafar’s time, a Banyan tree in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk is on the verge of perishing due to unauthorised construction. Its only hope of survival is a court battle

A treacherous capital: Violence against Queer community continue blatantly

With high levels of sexual violence, persecution and limited visibility, the queer community fights a battle of dignity, rife with perils, in the nation’s capital city

Sadar Bazar: One-stop market for all

Asia’s largest wholesale market, Sadar Bazar, attracts not just shopkeepers buying stocks for their retail outlets but bargain-hunters from around the country

Prakash Jha: ‘Becoming Mattoo was a wonderful exercise’

Released in cinemas on 16 September, Mattoo ki Saikal marks the debut of M Gani as a feature film director and Prakash Jha as an actor. In this exclusive interview with Patriot, Jha talks about shooting for the film in rural Mathura and his personal connection with the city of Delhi

Hope Afloat: Winning against all odds

Four athletes from Delhi will participate in the canoe races at the upcoming National Games in Gujarat. They were coached at the Sonia Vihar Water Sports Club, a place low on facilities but high on optimism

Wading through trauma: Caregivers of suicidal persons recall unspoken pain and grief

Caregivers spiral down in a vortex of stress, anxiety, guilt and a sense of foreboding whenever they are faced with suicidal attempts of their loved ones

Rising from the ruins, the serai in the zoo

Delhi government has announced plans to revive the lost cultural and architectural beauty of the Azimganj Serai, which dates back to the 16th century. City’s archaeology department will work with the Aga Khan Trust on the project

Below the brothels of GB Road, business as usual

A lot has been written about sex workers at GB Road, but rarely do we read about its other aspects such as how shopkeepers and locals deal with the stigma associated with this place, and how vendors and pimps survive because of this place