Piecing scrap fabric together

Pallavi Shantam’s newest collection is all about weaving leftover textiles from her previous collection. This has found love abroad in countries like France and Dubai but waits for the Indian market to awaken Buna’s studio, a short walk away from Chattarpur metro station, is a serene setting in an otherwise rugged South Delhi neighbourhood. Founder […]

In monsoon 2019, Delhi stands on 1976 drains

The capital’s drainage system has retained the same archaic structure for 42 years, even as the population has increased four-fold In the scorching heat of the capital, while everyone is ardently praying and hoping for rainfall to get some relief, the city isn’t quite ready for the subsequent waterlogging that will follow soon. It takes […]

All isn’t well

Delhi is not a model city when it comes to health indices, according to a report by NITI Aayog comparing all the states and UTs While the Delhi government and the Centre squabble over who gives better health cover and facilities to the residents, a report shows declining Health Index in the country’s Capital. The […]

TALE OF TRAUMA CENTRES

Spending time with family members of accident victims can be a lesson in human psychology, as also the connection between the brain and the body There are ways to educate oneself about the multifarious ways in which our mind supports the body. One can be as enlightening as watching “The Creative Brain” on Netflix, where […]

Ten years after the plastic ban…

…Delhi contributes the highest amount of plastic waste amongst all metro cities. Patriot explores what contributes to the menace When vendors in Sadar Bazar, Sabzi Mandi Azadpur and Ghazipur were slapped with a fine of approximately Rs 1 crore by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, authorities were reported as saying that zero tolerance will be […]

When Delhi fails to uphold Article 15

It’s not only nondescript villages of Uttar Pradesh where lower castes face discrimination. In Delhi too, Dalits and minorities find their rights being violated The film Article 15 has received rave reviews. People are calling it a film much needed for our times, for people to really understand the depth of discrimination that permeates India’s […]

English VS Urdu

Residents have battled for an Urdu medium school here for decades, but the EDMC ‘whimsically’ changed it to English medium last month The gate of a new three-floored school in East Delhi’s Sri Ram Colony has a message scribbled on it with chalk— “Do not park your vehicles in front of this gate”—even though a […]

What students want

Over a lakh students are vying for physcology course in 11 DU colleges. A surprisingly large number are opting for courses in the Humanities, without worrying about career prospects As the yearly admission rounds take place at The University of Delhi, there is a lot of hue and cry about the first cut-off list. As […]