Storm in the family

Political discussions in our family are not only virulent but personal, with motives being imputed and our entire characters being questioned The conversation started off in a cozy living room at my maternal grandmother’s home in Dehradun. “Why would you even bother supporting a party which doesn’t have a leader?” asked my cousin to the […]

GROWING PAINS

Parental pressure to secure good marks and thereby ensure a ‘good’ life takes a heavy toll on teenagers who may have extra-curricular passions. How to strike a balance? When asked about their successes, interests and hobbies, an incessant barrage of words is likely to pour out of these teenagers. Like Oscar winners, they reel off […]

Saving our lifelines

An international all-female team of scientists will be conducting a river expedition, highlighting the role of plastic in water pollution. It is a step in the right direction and will encourage more women to venture in the field of science National Geographic has planned an initiative called ‘Planet or Plastic?’ This project of mammoth proportions […]

No language barrier

Veteran Hindi journalists, despite having no knowledge of Urdu, churn out a leading Urdu daily under the leadership of Arshad Faridi India’s composite culture never fails to amaze. A good example is the leading Urdu daily Mera Watan. This Urdu newspaper is run by Hindi journalists, most of whom can’t read or write Urdu script. […]

Don’t take out your vehicle

How much blame for Delhi’s polluted air can be attributed to vehicles? Patriot talks to an expert to find out In the middle of the Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that Delhi will be free of all kinds of pollution in three years. He also claimed that […]

Our CM is unsafe

Despite nine attacks on Arvind Kejriwal, his security has not been beefed up. Nobody in Delhi Police can locate the case file, which must be lying in cupboard tied in red tape Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal feels unsafe. And there are reasons for it. Nine times he […]

Why Delhi is so power hungry

Delhi keeps beating its own record for highest electricity consumption as more and more people opt for air-conditioners. Patriot explores the reasons why Being in Delhi during the summer is like living in an oven, with occasional breaths of cool air when someone opens the door. No wonder, Delhi’s electricity demand in peak summer has […]

Running dry

Not many Delhiites would like the comparison with Karachi but both cities are on the verge of acute water shortage, as a study by journalism students of the crisis on both sides of the border shows A usual day in the urban slums of India and Pakistan starts with uncertainty among residents, as they wait […]