THE HEAT IS ON

With climate change being a big issue across the world now, what changes has the climate in Delhi suffered over the past few years? Patriot speaks to experts to find out In a new climate report published by the United Nations, which comprises 7000 studies by 100 international climate experts, it has been discussed how […]

Goodbye, polybags

The ban on single-use plastic is already showing an impact among Delhi’s vegetable and fruit vendors. If supply dries up, the ban will be effective The nation-wide ban on single-use plastic ban, a pilot project taken up by the BJP-led NDA government, will be implemented on October 2, when India will commemorate the 150th birth […]

Hats off to our Gretas!

Trees in New Friends Colony and Sarojini Nagar have survived only because of the activism of concerned citizens As the whole world talks about Greta Thunberg for shedding light on the risks posed by climate change, we take a closer look at two colonies in south Delhi, where two individuals with the help of various […]

Heritage at your fingertips

The Safarnama app helps tourists discover lesser-known monuments along with a peep into history It’s an uneventful evening at Jama Masjid area in New Delhi. Shoulder-to-shoulder is an understatement, as pedestrians walk purposefully towards their destinations. This is where the phone’s Safarnama app gives an alert that there is a heritage point within a 100-metre […]

Fading footsteps

Whatever happened to the Son et Lumiere at Red Fort and Old Fort? One is in suspended animation and the other plays to thin audiences. tourism suffers In the city of monuments, one may marvel at different architectural styles but it is the back stories which are more intriguing. At Red Fort and Old Fort, […]

Farm to fork

There is a reason why Punjabi food is such a hit in remote corners of India and places faraway in the West – the flavours are to die for SHUBHAM BHATIA @ishubhambhatia   The thing about Punjabi food is that we all are too familiar with it if you are in North India. Naans, curries […]

Non-Gully boys of Delhi

Middle-class, architecture graduates, public school educated — rappers in the Capital seek to break the template created by Mumbai Rap music is gaining a lot of ground in the country, thanks to the two emcees from the mean streets of Dharavi, Mumbai whose music gave birth to the film Gully Boy. Now that the movie […]

Blockbuster narrative

Movie Moghul of another kind, founder of Netflix Marc Randolph spins a fascinating tale in which the reader finds herself rooting for him to succeed as the action plays out scene by scene Stories about successful businesses have one common factor: They expect the reader to believe that it wasn’t luck that turned an idea […]