TIN TREASURES

The only tin toymakers in India find buyers of its hand-crafted products abroad, whereas domestic consumers prefer plastic In this age of technology-driven playtime, an electronic shop adjacent to the oldest toy store in India is a sweet coincidence. If one happens to stop by Odeon Cinema in CP, the rare presence of a Tata-owned […]

Where are the green crackers?

At Sadar Bazaar, there is no sign of the new product which is supposed to lead to lower levels of chemical emissions on Diwali As Delhi braces to cope with its ever worsening air quality levels, the Union Health Ministry is promoting green crackers, which the ministry claims will reduce dust and smoke caused by […]

Pool party

Artificial ponds were built near pandals in Chittaranjan Park to immerse the idols. The Yamuna was spared this year but was the festival really eco-friendly? Tuesday  was the 10th and last day of the Durga Puja. Chittaranjan Park was festooned with colourful lights, and there was the usual line-up of food and cultural programmes. Residents […]

ABVP burns effigies of ‘left terror’

Feminist collective Pinjra Tod’s call for solidarity with Jadavpur University’s students collided with ABVP’s protest against ‘anti-national’ elements On September 18, as Union minister Babul Supriyo arrived at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University, a large number of students there protested by showing him black flags. Supriyo had been invited to a programme organised by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi […]

Fee furore

As public universities like IIT raise their fee exponentially, by as much as 900% for MTech, students express concern It’s becoming more common for government universities to hike their tuition fees, and this time, it’s the turn of the IITs. The M Tech programme, once setting back a student by Rs 20,000-50,000 per annum, will […]

The outsiders

It’s mostly women’s colleges that do not participate in DUSU elections. But many students and faculty members say they should To represent students from across its colleges and departments, the Delhi University has a students’ union whose leaders are elected annually. Each college also elects its own student body. There are a few colleges, though, […]

Literary shortlist

The five selected books span a wide range of subtexts and subjects, from Naxalism in Bengal to the conflict in Kashmir Since 2018, the JCB Prize for Literature has been awarded to a “distinguished work of fiction” by an Indian writer. For the 2019 award, the longlist was released early September in Mumbai and the […]

‘No one should go unrepresented’: Legal aid clinic will assist those excluded from NRC

Parichay, a collaborative effort between law schools in India, provides assistance to those filing appeals against their exclusion Earlier this month, a collective of law schools banded together with one objective: to form a collaborative legal aid clinic to assist people excluded from the National Register of Citizens in Assam. It aims to function as […]