Nook for books

The Kumaon litfest at Nainital proved to be a perfect setting to turn a childhood love for fiction into a more mature engagement with non-fiction If there were ever a perfect location to revive or arouse a passion for reading, it would be the hills. There might be some who count on the sound of […]

Cracker of a place

Great décor, a spread of regional cuisines and soothing music make this new restaurant in Gurugram’s Ardee Mall a treat to visit What’s music got to do with food? How much does a playlist matter in a restaurant? Well, a lot if the food is not good. In the case of Maachis — Houseful of […]

Officiating lovers

Two couples residing between Delhi and Paris swap partners to stay happy Life presents strange situations. And some responses are even stranger. People find a way to exist in their own peculiar ways. Personal life is different from the one professed in public. Probity could just be a projection. Modern love stories have imbibed technology […]

Lonely Valley

Srinagar is learning to live with the new political reality. Their biggest worry is the prospect of outsiders buying property in the Valley Kashmir is always a welcome change from Delhi. This time, exiting the airport felt like entering a war zone with the overwhelming presence of gun-toting security personnel. The first impression you get […]

Be patient, they’re told

One of Aam Aadmi Party’s flagship schemes – Mohalla Clinics – has proved so popular with the public that it is already groaning under the overload of patients “My daughter is suffering from high fever. We have been sitting here for the last two-and-a half hours, but I know my turn will come,” says Rubaiya, […]

CM vs Mayor

The mayors of Delhi wonder why Arvind Kejriwal did not pass on the invite for the copenhagen conference to them. They feel more powerless than ever Is Delhi’s Mayor equal to the Mayor of London? The straight answer would be a ‘No!’ At the same time, the powers that the British Mayor enjoys, even the […]

Burning questions

Delhi’s citizens are sitting ducks as stubble is burnt in neighbouring states. Multiplicity of agencies also seems to be making solutions elusive IIT Delhi has found that this year the stubble burning has started earlier than in previous years and that Punjab is a bigger culprit in this matter than Haryana. Patriot met with Hemant […]

Yamuna is poisoned with ammonia. Who’s responsible?

Unregulated polluting industries in Panipat, says Arvind Kejriwal. We aren’t entirely to blame, counters Haryana On September 30, Arvind Kejriwal announced that Delhi had shut down a pair of water treatment plants, in Chandrawal and Wazirabad in the north of the city, after ammonia levels in the Yamuna river rose alarmingly. According to a 2016 […]