Charge of the e-brigade

Last mile connectivity can be vastly improved if e-rickshaw drivers do not have to scout around for points where they can charge their vehicles, and get exploited in the process In the evening rush hour, when the Mayur Vihar Metro station in east Delhi sees the heaviest influx of commuters, electric rickshaws line up alongside […]

Trial by taunts

Sarvjeet Singh was declared a pervert based on Jasleen Kaur’s testimony. Four years later, the court acquitted him In August 2015, a Facebook post by Jasleen Kaur, a student in Delhi, went viral. She alleged that a man, later identified as Sarvjeet Singh, “made obscene comments” to her at a traffic signal in Tilak Nagar. […]

‘Same old false promise’

This time again, a few months before the Delhi Assembly elections, the government announces it will regularise 1,797 unauthorised colonies. The public is sceptical, not hopeful Last week, a few months before the Delhi Assembly elections, the Modi government made the announcement it will regularise all unauthorised colonies. Out of them, 69 are affluent with […]

Glorifying gore?

Joker made me sympathise with the villain, and I wondered why. The quest for its answer led me into something deeper “Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there?” says the protagonist of the film — a middle-aged man who dreams of becoming a renowned standup comedian one day. But as fate […]

Saucy brunch

Drag queens add a sparkle to lazy Sunday mornings with an array of delicacies presented with panache at a posh hotel in the heart of Connaught Place If the drag shows at Kitty Su in The Lalit Hotel showcasing the avant-garde to the millennial weren’t enough, your Sundays too can be filled with sass, as […]

A fishy affair

Accessories label Mayu uses fish leather to design bags in an operation that involves sourcing the material from tanneries in Iceland Material designers around the world have explored both plant and animal-based substances to create the perfect commodity that passes the test of veganism and is cruelty-free. It is indeed the time of responsible consumerism. […]

Analysing ‘The Anarchy’

William Dalrymple’s new book narrates a riveting tale of the English trading company’s rise as the Indian subcontinent’s dominant political power, but neglects its sociocultural impact Nearly 15 years ago, Elizabeth Kolbert wrote an essay for The New Yorker to mark 100 years of the publication of German thinker and sociologist Max Weber’s seminal work […]

Waging a war

Peeing Human, the creator of the popular YouTube channel, says nationalism now trumps rationalism on TV news My name is Ramit and I am not a journalist. I have no formal training as a journalist. However, I do understand and hold in great regard the four pillars of modern democracy. Outside of the elected legislative, […]