Nuisance value

Lucknow, A city known for its etiquette, is also the producer of brattish sons of politicians who keep a gun handy in their swanky cars for socialising “Ma*******, Lucknow se hoon,” said Ashish Pandey, as he prepared to leave the foyer of Hyatt Regency hotel in Delhi. An expression of the sense of fiefdom was […]

For the Feast post the fast

From regular platters to nutritious innovative dishes, three new restaurants cater to all those who prefer vegetarian food “I turn vegetarian for a few days in the year and we thought of trying this new place,” smiles a diner at Kiara, a vegan restaurant located in the plush Greater Kailash II market. While for many […]

An Indo-french fancy

The recent fashion week featured a combination of Chanderi and denim. Jagjeet Singh, the executive director of this collection, tells us about this unique textile, the future plans for the label and more The recent fashion week in the capital went through a makeover. A new name, a derivative of a collaboration with Lotus Makeup, […]

Don’t fear the dentist’s chair

A visit every six months can rid you of stained teeth, bad breath and even reveal if you are suffering from a systemic disease The first thing you notice when you meet a person is the smile. A good smile shows better self-confidence, which in turn is proven to lead to better career options and […]

Nights of puja passion

The lanes of Kolkata’s Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red-light area, come alive during Durga Puja as the sex workers organise a one-of-a-kind puja with festive fervour Payal (name changed) is a busy woman during Bengal’s biggest festival, Durga Puja. She does everything from arranging fruits for the puja to dancing during the immersion celebration. Then she […]

How can they SLAPP?

SLAPP suits have been used to silence accusers, but time’s running out on the sexist and misogynistic status quo Tens of thousands of posts on social media and a record 10 days of the news cycle has been devoted to developments on the many high-profile men named this past week as sexual harassers in academia, […]

A medical sham

Delhi-NCR has many fake labs that do not even have the equipment to carry out blood tests. Shockingly, the clinical establishments law to regulate path labs has not yet been implemented in Delhi, pushing the diagnostic system in a mire “The report stated that I was HIV positive. I was scared for my child as […]

Hub of champions

With as many as six representatives in the bronze medal winning Indian team at the 2018 Asian Games, and more than 100 trainees every day, North Delhi’s Majnu ka Tilla is slowly emerging to be the Sepak Takraw hub of India As the clock strikes six in the morning, when most of the Delhiites are […]