A Nordic idea for India’s air

Ikea’s newest work is to try and help Northern states combat air pollution rising from burning crop residue. Will it have any takers? “90% of the people worldwide breathe polluted air” is how a video from Ikea addresses its new collection launch. Showcasing the process behind its making, the audio-visual opens with an aerial view […]

‘Illegals’ in their own land

July 31 was the deadline given by the Supreme Court to residents of Assam to produce documents to prove their domicile. This is the story of one Hindu family who relocated to Delhi due to lack of education certificates, despite having eight other documents like Aadhar, birth certificates and bank statements Fifth March 2018 is […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

With a career in the culinary arts that spans almost 20 years, Chef Deep Chand Dobriyal is an expert in the art of preparing Indian cuisine and has an unstoppable quench for experimenting with his craft. He has worked with well-known brands like Taj Group of Hotels, The Lodhi and Aman Group. Dobriyal is passionate […]

Down Olde Lanes

Not many food-lovers would go to Old Delhi to enjoy typical North Indian cuisine. That’s why the original recipes are being offered at a posh new address: Aerocity Raghav Jaggi’s formative years in Daryaganj were all about admiring the cooking genius and fame of his grandfather, Kundan Lal Jaggi, in the culinary world. He was […]

Candid clicks of special kids

With the hope of building a more inclusive society, Bindi Sheth’s shots of special kids from Ahmedabad is on display at this exhibition “Their laughter, hope, joy, tears and pain are just like ours,” says photographer Bindi Sheth. Her photographs on children with special needs convey this very sentiment and are on display at the […]

From left to right

Visiting Kolkata for the first time after the general elections, I saw a sea change in the political culture I grew up in Born and brought up in Kolkata in the late 1990s and 2000s, I witnessed an intensely political atmosphere around me from a very young age. For a major chunk of my life […]

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

The journey of Ramjal Meena from a guard in JNU to cracking the entrance examination for pursuing Russian was marked by endless struggle. His inspirational story made headlines and has caught the attention of many. Like Meena, there are several other such stories of people who have survived all odds to follow their dreams. Patriot […]

Diluting a memory

Nehru Memorial Museum is likely to be overshadowed by the new structure dedicated to all the Prime Ministers. Already, the home in which he lived and died has exhibits related to Mahatama Gandhi, PV Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee The setting for the museum is idyllic. Off Teen Murti roundabout, it is right now […]