A happiness mantra

Fall in love with yourself, says this self-help book from Dr Radhika Kapoor, a dentist who is also a stylist and yoga practitioner “Make the best relationship with yourself: the tip of the triangle is self-care and love, then taper to our life as parents, siblings, friends, kids and co-workers,” dentist Radhika Kapoor says in […]

It’s a nationalist stir

A fresher at JNU explains what she expected from one of India’s premier institutions, and why students are unanimously resisting the big hike in fees and other arbitrary actions of the administration En route to the library, I look at the signboard at the Admin Block which reads “Any demonstration within 100 metres of this […]

The Centre didn’t hold

India’s environment minister postponed three meetings scheduled to discuss the ‘prevention, control and mitigation of air pollution’ in September-October On November 4, Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi accused Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of “cancelling” three meetings regarding “prevention, control and mitigation of air pollution” in the National Capital Region with the environment ministers of […]

What’s choking Dwarka’s lungs

The large township’s pollution levels have been alarmingly high, sometimes rising above three times the average in Delhi. Patriot visits the area to find out what oils Dwarka Delhi air post-Diwali this year has been ranging from “unhealthy” to “extremely hazardous” categories, when the pollution levels in the city always ranges around the 300 mark […]

Intimations of irony

The poorest of the poor who are the worst affected by the pollution are least bothered about it – some think it’s just winter fog The irony is deep and distressing. The worst affected people by the pollution are the least bothered. They are the poorest of poor who spend most of their time out […]

Patients’ ordeal

At clinics and hospitals across Delhi, there is a jump in patients with lung disease One of the patients at Nisha Leekha Nursing Home is Bobby Chhikara, a resident of Shahpur Jat in South Delhi, who has just completed his graduation in BA from Bhagat Singh College. He has been an asthma patient for the […]

Keeping it light

Cafes are places you go to for a certain vibe, not just for coffee, snacks and health food. They are a step above campus canteens and a level below restaurants Before joining Delhi University, Prakriti Arora would pay a visit to the nearest McDonald’s or Dominoes. On the first day of the college, she was […]

Khaki versus black coats

A simple tiff over parking escalated to a major confrontation between Delhi Police and lawyers, leading to an unprecedented dharna by cops at their Headquarters In an unprecedented act by Delhi Police personnel, a protest played out in front of police headquarters opposite the Income Tax Office (ITO), Delhi on November 5 against the alleged […]