Clothes don’t define us

Most women are careful to dress in keeping with society’s norms but some do throw caution to the wind and dress to please themselves In Every report that talks about a girl being sexually violated, there is a sureshot mention of the right clothes the victim could have worn or how the molester thought the […]

Listen, women!

The female of the species is always being told what to do, how to behave, what to think. here is a power point presentation of the stereotypical tirades we hear all the time Women can have quite a few common experiences when it comes to being subjected to sexist and misogynistic remarks. Here is a […]

Mind your language

Sexism is embedded in the very words used to describe women and their experiences. Today is a good day to start changing your vocabulary Pejoration’: The depreciation of a word’s meaning to a negative one. “If you do want a healing relationship, How do you talk about it when the language is rooting against you?? […]

Dating is easier but still tricky

Apps like tinder, woo and bumble have much fewer women users than men. What holds them back? Three months ago, online dating app Woo conducted a survey of 20,000 people living in the urban parts across the country. The survey revealed – surprise, surprise — that women make up only 26% of the user base. […]

Dire straits, timely help

Patriot interviews three Delhi-based Hindus to highlight their efforts to help Kashmiri Muslims who felt insecure after the Pulwama attack. People like them are sorely needed when communal temperature rises When news came of the attack on a convoy of 78 vehicles escorting more than 2,500 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel by terrorists of […]

Footloose in wonderland

Looking at high-end designer clothes, have you ever wondered about the source for the raw materials that go into the detailing? Let’s take a walk down Chandni Chowk to the niche market called Kinari Bazaar Sequins. Crystals. Beads. Gold thread. Gota. Pearls. Semi-precious stones. Borders. Trims. Jewels. It’s these that adorn the lehengas, western style […]

Slaying with satire

Our cartoonists, against all odds, are doing a stellar job of informing and entertaining with their cartoons “Editorial cartooning is a negative art hoping for positive changes,” says Satish Acharya, a professional cartoonist. You flip through the pages of the newspaper with your morning cuppa, and you’re greeted with two panels worth of impressive art […]

Ticket to ride

Eight regional trains will make commuting within NCR fast and hassle-free in the near future Last week, the Union Cabinet approved the 82 km long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail corridor at the cost of Rs 30,274 crore. India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) will take less than an hour from Delhi to Meerut with halts […]