The Urban Artists

An academic and an artist, both educators, join hands to transform a conflict-ridden settlement of migrant workers at Kapashera, by encouraging them to express themselves artistically.  ART IS a powerful instrument of change for the better. It gives expression to the repressed, and many argue more authentic a reflection of the times than the written […]

Love, identity, reckoning

Voices belonging to the LGBTQ community share their stories of struggle “I GOT sick of the intense pressure to get married and finally told my mother that I have no interest in girls. You know what her retort was? “Why? Do you like boys then?’”. Today, Deepak chuckles at the memory, recounting how his courage […]

Delhi’s verdict will be decisive — and not just for its denizens

Though the Capital may not be a full-fledged state, its high decibel Assembly campaign has thrown up weighty issues of nationalism, health insurance and endangered communal harmony. Will voters take stock of these controversies or assess the work done in their constituency?   “THESE ELECTIONS are going to be an election of the country”, said […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

He started his career with the Oberoi New Delhi at the prestigious Travertino restaurant. From there Chef Amit Singh moved on to Le Meridien New Delhi and then a short stint at Hilton Dubai.  Then he came back and worked at The Leela Palace New Delhi at Le Cirque followed by the Imperial New Delhi. […]

Finest dining

With progressive Mediterranean cuisine and a wide range of eclectic cocktails, this restaurant transports one to exotic shores NESTLED IN the heart of Delhi at Ashoka Hotel, Ophelia is a treat for the eyes from the very first sight. The place is elegant with charming aesthetics, cozy interiors and graceful design. The ambience is enhanced […]

Shades of Manto

Shikari Auratein (Women of Prey) — a collection of some of Manto’s stories and sketches published in 1955, has been recently translated in English by Saba Mahmood Bashir. It shows a different side of the iconic author IN RECENT times, Manto has been read widely. The reason could be the movies and plays that have […]

The menace survives, workers do not

Sanitation worker Ravi died after inhaling toxic fumes while another worker landed in the hospital. Neither had any protective gear BARELY METRES away from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a campaign rally at Delhi’s CBD Ground on Monday, a sanitation worker had died while cleaning a sewer two days earlier. Ravi, 24, was contracted […]

The devil in the details

The budget was long in speech and short on the assumptions that went into its making “ASSUMPTIONS ARE the mother of all screw-ups,” goes an old English saying. The central government budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, earlier today rests, like any other budget, on assumptions — many of them. The question as always […]