Delhi Policewali

Netflix release Soni is an honest take on a woman in a position of power struggling to find space in a man’s world Which Indian woman hasn’t heard of the familiar trick of applying sindoor (vermilion) in the parting of our hair as an acceptable measure to ward of sexual harassment? After the December 16 […]

Using data for good

Even if the Internet trend is being mined for facial recognition data, it’s beneficial to further machine learning 2019’s first Internet trend has probably been the #10YearChallenge, which encourages people to post contrasting images of themselves today compared to what they looked like 10 years ago. As with everything, activists who like to visualise an […]

Easy targets

The year 2019 has already seen two train robberies, despite promises in Parliament and performance audits that flag the vulnerable spots Two robberies on trains in the first three weeks of this year remind us of the old days when dacoits on horses used to raid trains — and remind us how unsafe our trains […]

Unlucky, Oye?

Car theft is rampant in some parts of Delhi, even if police stations are a stone’s throw away. So if you are unlucky enough to find your car missing, don’t expect it to be ever found or the auto thieves to be caught If you ever happen to travel to Prashant Vihar, Rohini, keep your […]

In service of Bharat Mata

Only five freedom fighters are still alive in Delhi. Patriot visits two of them, In their nineties now, Bharti Choudhry and Lajpat Rai Yadav, to record their memories “Maa ne uniform pehnaya aur kaha hamare baarein mein kabhi mat sochna. Ab tum Bharat Maa ki beti ho,” (Ma put me in uniform and said, ‘Don’t […]

Chic place to rewind

To experience a beautiful synergy between the classic and the contemporary, visit United Coffee House Rewind at Epicuria, Nehru Place. A chic, smart and more casual avatar of United Group’s flagship iconic restaurant this Coffee House makes sure it offers the signature dishes of the group which has been holding fort since 1942. As we […]

Nativist urges

The public of the republic has never forgotten its ethnic styles, with politicians and commoners alike wearing Indian couture with elan In 72 years of India being a republic, our sense of dress has evolved. From indigenous garments that have stayed unchanged for village dwellers to the appropriation of ethnicity by new elites, the country […]

A cry for babies

Neonatal screening can help diagnose metabolic disorders in infants and ensure timely treatment. Doctors feel policymakers should make it mandatory One in every 1,000 newborn babies has Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) or other disorders that can be detected at birth by screening. IEM are rare genetic (inherited) disorders in which the body cannot properly […]