What’s with making Sanskrit compulsory?

Primacy of the vernacular has offered Indian society an unprecedented level of access to the larger public sphere, transforming the very way we communicate and access information On Sunday, American pop star Lady Gaga tweeted part of a Sanskrit shloka, sending Indian Twitter into a tizzy. Amidst the flurry of responses that followed was a […]

They don’t feel the love

Some Individuals who identify as LGBTQI+ have been hired by companies to show support to the community, others are yet to feel the same The time is 4 in the evening, we’re sitting in the Uber-cool club of the posh hotel The Lalit. Soon, 21-year-old Mohul Sharma walks straight into the club, greets us and […]

Beating the ban, blatantly

In spite of the warnings of the Supreme Court, Delhiites continued to burst illegal crackers – that too beyond the prescribed time limit, resulting in aggravated pollution levels On the night of October 27, on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, Bhim Singh Rawat, who lives in Narela had a torrid time in his home. “Crackers […]

JNU amid dispute

New hostel rules also mandate a dress code for mealtimes and 11 pm curfew, and bar male and female students from visiting each other’s hostels Controversies are swirling around Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University once again. It is witnessing two simultaneous protests by the students — against “draconian” new hostel rules and against the delay in […]

Terminator tower

The proposed construction of a high-rise building has led to outrage in Delhi University as it poses a security threat to girl students The construction of a private high-rise building right next to the North Campus of Delhi University has been a matter that has provoked a lot of hue and cry over the past […]

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 […]