Corporate calumnies

Did due process let Sonam Mahajan down? On October 15, 2017, a month into working at Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), Sonam Mahajan, political commentator and consultant, wrote to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the founder and director of NBF, to tell him that she was being sexually harassed by his Chief of Staff, Abhinav Khare. The allegations Mahajan […]

Is TikTok a troublemaker?

If TikTok was a platform used by liberal elites, the government and the general public might have left it alone After a week of uncertainty, the Madras High Court lifted the ban on mobile app TikTok on April 24. It should be noted that Indonesia is the only other country which banned TikTok in the […]

ABANDONMENT ISSUES

Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram, is the only NGO of its kind that rescues senior citizens wandering on the streets and takes them in for treatment and rehabilitation. Patriot speaks with the men behind this establishment “What’s the point in doing social work for the elderly? They are no longer of use to the economy!” is […]

Pirates still subterranean

Despite the ban on multiple Torrent websites issued by the Delhi High Court and the government cracking down on pirated content in the country, India continues to be a hotspot for online movie piracy Before Netflix and Amazon Prime streamed into the market, movie buffs were nonchalantly partaking in online piracy — renting out or […]

New ballgame

New entrants to the field of politics, can sporting icons sustain the pressure of representing lakhs of people in Parliament alongside other political stalwarts? A commentary on Gautam Gambhir and Vijender Singh Two of India’s most accomplished, cherished athletes have once again entered into active competition, right here in the heart of Delhi. But this […]

Calm confidence

At age 81, Sheila Diskhit is upbeat about facing yet another big challenge in her political career: resurrection of the Congress party in Delhi Sheila Dikshit was busy at home on the last day of April, organising her team to face one more tough challenge in her political life spanning four decades. Her decision to […]

Young and relentless

Two of the three candidates in South Delhi’s triangular contest are unlikely politicians — young men in their thirties, one a boxer and the other a chartered accountant. Patriot accompanies them on the campaign trail “You call yourself a youth leader, but so is your opponent, what sets you apart?” Contender 1: “I am what […]

Smart support

Patriot provides a guide to the different apps that offer assistance to voters. Three are from the election commission itself Delhi will go to vote in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 12. As PM Modi put it, the election is the biggest festival that happens once in five years in […]