Dark secrets of the forest

An anthropologist goes on a trek with a Naxal platoon travelling from Bihar to Jharkhand and returns with an account that portrays rampant casteism among Left-wing extremists in India In Jharkhand, a London-based professor of anthropology discovered NGO workers in Land Rovers, development funds siphoned off by local elites, votes bought during elections, corporate honchos […]

‘You’re not even gay!’

A love story almost came to an end when one of the partners suspected the other of having heterosexual affairs. Relationship status: suspended animation They met five years ago in a gymnasium in central Delhi. Jimmy was 29 years old, a petite fellow with slender limbs, with some fat accumulation around his waist. A fairly […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

With over a decade’s experience in the hospitality industry, Chef Kapil Chauhan has honed his skills handling operations for food halls, a la carte, banquets and buffets. In his new role at Soul Pantry, Chef Kapil shoulders the responsibility of overseeing the overall operations of the kitchen, leading the kitchen team and crafting new menus. […]

Mindful mouthfuls

Celebrate the abundance of nature with delicious, nutritious flatbreads and wellness bowls Restaurant chains that are run on idealistic lines deserve the discerning public’s patronage. One of them is Andaz Delhi, which  has launched its latest outfit Soul Pantry at Aerocity, which has a story rooted in the sustainable sourcing of native grains and seasonal […]

How I got the 2019 election all wrong

Confessions of an economist who thought he can’t get it wrong It was close to midnight, sometime during the first week of May. I and a childhood friend were sitting in the AC upper deck of a restaurant near the Metro cinema in South Mumbai and having mutton seekh kebabs. Or rather, I was having […]

As flights are grounded, Jet staff faces turbulence

From pilots to engineers to cleaners, the sudden cessation of salaries has left jet airways staff in dire financial straits. These are their stories Anil Kumar Kashyap could have never imagined that it would be his last day as a senior engineer with Jet Airways as Flight No. S2 3502 took off from Delhi for […]

The foliage man

Chandan Kumar Tiwary’s life was transformed after he started communing with trees. He calls trees ‘healer’ and shares his passion on social media platforms Chandan Kumar Tiwary, 40, ‘deals in law’(he is a law officer in a government undertaking), and has been living in Delhi for the last 15 years. Less than a year ago, […]

Fire hazards at home

In a quest to beat the rising mercury levels, people are becoming careless in buying air-conditioners. Some of these low cost ACs are defective and lead to fire accidents Given the rate at which air conditioners and coolers are selling in the city, second hand and otherwise, it’s no surprise that a flurry of accidents […]