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 […]

KITTY SU STORY TELLING SESSIONS

Keshav Suri’s establishment Kitty Su, has adopted a practice only seen in the West this far. The drag queens performing at his club are now conducting story telling sessions for young children, and interacting with them as their drag personas “My favourite colour is the whole rainbow!” a little child had exclaimed excitedly when asked […]

You’ve GOT male

Game of Thrones stayed true to its sexism, which was apparent in the first few seasons and reached its peak in the final episode, when a boy-man got the crown Did we really believe that a woman would be made the Queen of the seven kingdoms? Yes. Did they cheat all of us when they […]

Of lives and loves

This slim book of poems holds up a mirror to the journey called life, running the gamut from despair to hope, cages to freedom, beginnings to endings Sarah B’s poetry in the anthology titled Kasturi is meditative, philosophical, giving direction to lives caught up in the city’s whirlwinds. For instance, she writes in The Journey […]

Administrative adventures

This book by a retired officer of the Andhra cadre is a timely reminder that vikas is an ongoing process that requires the cooperation of both legislature and executive Contrary to the image of IAS officers being arrogant procrastinators, 1982 batch K Pradeep Chandra’s memoir Tiger Hunting Stories reveals what a proactive officer can achieve […]

Diary of a daughter

Growing up with a father in the grip of an addiction he is always trying to hide, leaves deep scars on the psyche. Even when the inevitable end comes, there is no closure “Go see where your father is, we are getting late for the movie,” my mother said. Frantically, I looked for him everywhere. […]

Washed out

A dhobi ghat right next to Connaught Place, built by the British in 1932, may soon be history as redevelopment wipes out a whole way of life The residents of a dhobi ghat in the capital wait in suspense for what fate has in store for them. When will they be asked to leave? What […]

LIFE AFTER BEING JAILED CAN NEVER BE ‘NORMAL’ AGAIN

These Muslim men languished in jail for many years on trumped up terror charges. Patriot tracks down four of them to find they and their families cannot get past the trauma Sadhvi Pragya Singh, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon bombing case, is out on bail, campaigning as the BJP candidate from Bhopal. Her future […]