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 […]

Sheer waste

Recycling bins which are supposed to give rewards in return for bottles are a non-starter in connaught place The dry waste collection machines installed two years ago by NDMC in places like Connaught Place and India Gate are a non-starter. An expert on waste management calls it an initiative which will not tackle even 1% […]

Why one won, the other lost

Being a well-meaning candidate in the electoral fray isn’t enough. This is what Atishi’s defeat and Pragya Singh Thakur’s win tell us about India More than 100 years ago, in the iconic Citizenship in a Republic speech, US President Theodore Roosevelt outlined the key drivers of a successful republic: the quality of its citizens and […]

33%: A goal too far

A country which had a woman prime minister for 15 years has managed to put a measly 78 women in the Lok Sabha this time. Only Bengal’s TMC and Odisha’s BJD made a conscious effort to boost the numbers For those interested in gender issues, three standout images on TV after the poll results were […]

Keeping up the flow

Haryana has accused Delhi of taking too much water, while the High Court observed that the former has restricted Yamuna’s flow into the Capital. In all this, the people suffer The requirement for water is year-round but come summer months, with temperatures soaring above 45 degrees, water is a commodity along with electricity whose consumption […]

Achari Begum

Pallavi Chaturvedi endeavours to relive the childhood through culinary means. She’s a self-taught food anthropologist Pallavi Chaturvedi’s presence brings solace. That’s not entirely because she cooks brilliantly and feeds liberally. The kitchen is the most active room of the house, sort of a food laboratory, where love is loaded into food. She loves food, eating […]

Button as art

Ceramic artist Megha Rawat had the courage to quit her well-paying job and explore the field of pottery to come closer to her true calling Have you ever wondered about the number of workers involved in making a piece of clothing and what it takes to bring to life a design? From the designer to […]