If winter comes…

…Can smog be far behind? If the government doesn’t take comprehensive measures, the sky will again be blotted out by a mix of fog and smoke It’s not easy to manage a city as big as Delhi. But those who run the city—which means a multiplicity of agencies—never seem to learn from the past. Last […]

Breathe easy this winter

Don’t wait for the government to solve the problem of air pollution – be aware of the risks and try to minimise damage to your health According to WHO, air pollution has become the world’s single biggest environmental health risk for disease and premature death. In 2015, it was linked to one in six deaths […]

Street battles

From being evicted to getting their materials confiscated, street vendors in the capital continue to face uncertainty even four years after the implementation of the Street Vendors Act “I sat on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in 2014, in order to get the Street Vendors Act passed, so that I could have a stable […]

Get, Set, Gallop!

Away from the betting and the undeniable excitement associated with horse-racing, jockeys live a comparatively quieter and more peaceful life. Standing on the edge of the race track, one cannot help but get caught up in a whirlwind of dust and dirt as the horses speed past the fences. The Delhi Race Club is home […]

The Tiger man

Raghu Chundawat, who tracked tigers for eight years in Panna National Park, writes a book on his tryst with the big cat and the forest department. It’s a story of hope, passion, dedication and triumph over adversity For the first time in India, an expert who has worked with tigers in the field for more […]

Guilt-free diamond

As production of natural diamonds falls, and the bloodshed around their extraction causes revulsion, go for glitter made in the lab Diamonds have for long been viewed as the symbol of grandeur and for some reason, love. But times have changed, and many reject this stone and everything it stands for – the significant effect […]

Twilight years…and years

The secret of longevity, as is evident when profiling nonagenarians, is their resilience and optimism, a sacrosanct routine, their enviable ability to love life One thing is for sure, they didn’t plan to live that long — just ended up being nonagenarians. These citizens of Delhi, well into their nineties, are still leading a fairly […]

Sketchy dilemmas

The #metoo movement has put me on a sticky wicket where I might end up offending people. But it reminds me what consent really is I find the two absolutely unrelated: sketching people in the nude, as a hobby that has over the years taken the shape of a social experiment for me and the […]