Comfort food crazy cocktails

Dance, drink and be merry—Aerocity has a new 24X7 café cum nightclub called Imperfecto Shor Café. With many popular dishes on the menu, this caters to all age groups and all travellers The moment Chef Manager Akanksha Dean says the interiors have been inspired by the Gothic era, my fingers want to hit the search […]

Lost…and found!

For us kids, Independence Week was all about buying and flying kites – a happy ritual which we thought was in the past till we happened to get a pleasant reminder “Shubham…wake up. Help out your brother upstairs,” my mother would say on a sunny morning on Independence Day. The time is childhood. When the […]

Birds of a feather don’t flock here any more

A visit to the famous ecotourism destination in Noida — Okhla bird sanctuary— reveals a surprising lack of concern for the creatures to whom it is dedicated Mega skyscrapers, high voltage electricity towers, dome of a famous park, and no visible signs of animal life — this is the scenario one can experience on a […]

Journalism in the time of Article 370

A ground report on the near-clampdown on press movement, information gathering and dissemination in the Valley Reporting in Kashmir after the revocation of Article 370 is not easy, especially for a reporter from outside Kashmir. It has become a ritual to invite contempt from the people of Srinagar right at the moment of introduction. The […]

Politicians can learn a lot from college debates

Universities are places where ideas and diversity thrive. Where any ideology is taken on board and discussed  “One of the debates which I still remember was when I was in my first year of college”, Utkarsh Jain a senior now at Ramjas College and PRO for the debate society, says. He narrates the topic as […]

Flying un-high

With three festivals coming together, kite sellers have not been able to attract enough customers this time Festivals are generally a good time for everyone – including retailers. So if three festivals come at one go? Generally, shopkeepers would be happy. However, in the wholesale kite market in the Capital city, the mood is not […]

Booklovers’ paradise lost

The old book market at Daryaganj has been closed for causing congestion. Even if it is relocated as promised, many feel a vital part of Delhi’s heritage has been lost The Sunday old book market on Daryaganj’s pavements  — popularly called Kitab Bazaar — was an exceptional occurrence in Delhi’s city life. All kinds of […]

Who knows? Who cares?

Sale of chewable tobacco is banned in Delhi. But neither the vendors nor consumers seem affected by it Paan stalls near Mayur Vihar Phase 1 Metro Station sell tobacco in every form.  When confronted, vendors say they have no idea that gutka, which contains chewable tobacco, is banned by the Delhi government — both its […]