Jazz by the Yamuna

Artistes collaborate to usher a vibrant jazz culture in Delhi with the help of a British national, inspired by the beatnik generation The Jazz scene is not new to the town, but new energy is being infused in it by an iconoclastic Briton Stefan Kaye, who made Delhi his home some 10 years ago. He […]

Imprints of passion

Patriot visits a block print unit to get an insight into the life of a craftsman who has dedicated his life to the traditional art of block printing More often than not, the stories that are widely discussed and spoken about in the fashion circuit around the world are that of revolutionary brands and how […]

It don’t matter if you’re black or white…

Expats on tourist visas work in movies, music videos and ads to make a quick buck. They get work from agents constantly on the lookout for black and white models Delhi has become an important hub for foreign models and actors, much sought after by the Indian advertising and film market. Romancing a white woman […]

Party report cards

What was promised in 2014 by the Capital’s parties is a far cry from what was delivered in the last 4-5 years. A comparative analysis In preparing a report card of Delhi’s three main political outfits — BJP, AAP and Congress — one has to keep in mind whether each party was in a position […]

Cutoffs vs quotas

In the heat of the campaign, AAP is raising the issue of quotas in Delhi colleges to local students who currently can’t get admission due to high cutoffs. But this is a travesty of facts “Every year, college cutoff at 99% has become normal”, the video from Aam Aadmi Party says. It gives an example […]

Deep despair

After a Ghaziabad man killed his wife and kids due to financial distress, Patriot probes the reasons behind such extreme rage Anger, depression, grief, rage — these are some of the intense emotions that an unemployed person goes through. The stress, no doubt, can become too much to handle for some and when they fail […]

How beasts shrug off burdens

When bullock cart owners send their animals to PETA’s sanctuary in Gurugram, they are saved from backbreaking labour and get a chance to live with their own kind The Capital city is host to about 250 bullocks walking day in day out with heavy loads on their backs. Rain or shine or cold winds, they […]

No car is safe

Notorious car thief Bunty aka Devinder Singh is currently in prison but copycat thieves are keeping his dubious legacy alive Devinder Singh alias Bunty Chor is a notorious thief hailing from Delhi, who is convicted of stealing hundreds of luxury items, cars in particular. Singh had managed to spread his operations over the North of […]