Delhi’s towering inferno

Delhi’s deadliest fire since 1999 killed 17 people. Was the incident at Hotel Arpit Palace a disaster waiting to happen? Animesh (name changed), an IT professional from Kolkata, was visiting Delhi for the first time. His friend recommended he stay at the swanky Hotel Arpit Palace, so Animesh reserved a room. In the early hours […]

To be or not to be…

…in a government job, that is the question I grapple with every time I have to meet a bureaucrat Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair… In seventy-seven and sixty-nine, revolution was in the air… I was born too late, into a world that doesn’t care Oh I wish […]

Delicacies from Iran

The iconic seven-kitchen restaurant at DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, now has another cuisine on its menu. The flavours of Iran include a lot of seafood, besides the popular chicken and lamb Think Iran and to my mind comes the movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time: cabanas, sheer curtains and delightful platters. Well, the […]

Merchant of Venus

This is the story of an American merchant banker’s intimacy with a sadhu in Haridwar. She calls their togetherness ‘Krishna-lila’ Georgia (name changed) is a merchant banker in her late 30s who lives in the US, in New York to be precise. She made so much money in the first five years of her career […]

Your belly is targeted to get digital ads

Good journalism needs to dissect bad science Do you want to burn those pesky belly fat? According to NDTV, fruits, tulsi tea, juices, nuts, homemade drinks, laughing, NDTV special belly-shrinking citrusy tea, seeds, hung curd, ghee, vegetables, quinoa, cumin, carbon dioxide, chicken soup, milk, raw garlic, egg and frankly almost anything left in your kitchen […]

HOW THE DOERS DRESS

Freed from old-world ideas on dressing formally for office, millennials make sure they convey professionalism in how they show up for work A ballerina shows off her sharp moves in a crisp tutu. A Bharat Natyam dancer poses in a carefully pleated silk skirt. Various performers use their ensembles to get into the mood of […]

How to make an informed choice

When it comes to abortion and contraception, women need to be aware of the medico-legal status and their sexual and reproductive rights. Here is some expert advice India was amongst the first few countries to create a legal and policy framework guaranteeing access to abortion and contraception. Despite this, women and girls continue to experience […]

Young lives on the rails

At Delhi’s busy railway stations, child traffickers use every trick up their sleeve to evade detection, but social workers are close at their heels A sea of people, some making their way to trains, some getting off, others waiting, occupying every inch of space on the platforms. This is a common feature in Delhi’s train […]