WHEN IN ‘DILLI’

Delhi is a city that one might not instantly fall in love with. But once you get used to it, it brings out a version of you that you never knew existed As the wheels of the airplane skidded to a halt on the landing strip at Indira Gandhi International Airport, I started to panic. […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

Chef Ravi has developed his culinary skills over the past 23 years. After graduating from IHM Goa, he started his career with The Leela in 1992. Soon after, he joined The Holiday Inn, Pune as second-in-command to the Executive Chef. He spent a fruitful year in 1999 at Baisan International Hotel, Bahrain where he honed […]

Highway on a platter

A posh version of earthy highway dhabas, kitsch and all, comes to Worldmark mall in Aerocity The hip address of Delhi, Aerocity near the airport, has one more award-winning restaurant ‘Dhaba Estd 1986 Delhi’ by Azure Hospitality. A couple of months in operation, and the power-packed eatery is already getting rave reviews. Discerning diners of […]

First of its kind

The festival wants to redefine the word ‘Dalit’ to include other oppressed communities Sanvidhaan aisa likh diya … sanvidhaan likh diya, sabka haqq barabar kiya, ban gaye lukman Hakeem, Daliton ke prann bachaye ji teri, jai ho baba bheem … oh bheem, tane Dalit upar uthaye ji … Aise bole the London mein, jaise sher […]

Love in the time of war

When a soldier goes Missing in Action, only families seem to care. A fiction based on this searing fact This work of fiction is based on facts – in fact, it was inspired by the author’s meetings with families of defence personnel who went missing in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. It was propelled by her […]

Public vs private care

If you had to choose between a government hospital and a private one, which would you choose? Both options are daunting for many reasons Lack of equipment and infrastructure, overcrowded wards, multiple non-functioning OTPs, a single MRI machine that is being shared by several government hospitals, unavailability of ventilators and medicines, long serpentine queues and […]

Homing in on security

Many Russian girls come to Delhi on tourist visas to earn a living, find a partner and a secure family environment. Here is a look into their tryst with Delhi There are many Russians and Russian-speaking people in Delhi — especially in Paharganj and Ram Krishna Marg area.  A few also live in Saket, Malviya […]

Misogynist teacher

Students are protesting against Jamia’s Fine Arts Department head and demanding his removal In the session of 2016-17 when I first saw Mr Hafeez Ahmad shouting at two woman students in the Fine Arts Department, I didn’t make much of it. I was a student there, taking evening classes for a course on calligraphy in […]