Serving creativity

66-year-old Laxman Rao may seem like your everyday chaiwala, but he is a writer with over 25 works to his name, as even Amazon and Flipkart sell his books on their website In front of Hindi Bhawan at ITO, one of the busiest localities of Delhi, you will always find a crowd of people gathered […]

LANGRA IS KING

An opinion poll conducted by Gurgaon Foodie finds that Langra is the most preferred variety of mango in Delhi-NCR Alfonso or Haapus is seen by many as the king of mangoes in India. But do the residents of Delhi NCR agree? Doesn’t look like it. India has loved mangoes since time immemorial. Seen as one […]

Islands to clean a lake

A conscientious citizen finds a novel and natural way of cleaning a polluted lake. It can be a prototype of an effective way of ecologically cleaning water bodies On World Environment Day, a ban on plastic is sought, as millions of tonnes of plastic is dumped in the ocean each year. The planet is fast […]

The frenemy: maths

CBSE has proposed with two levels for Mathematics exam to facilitate students who do not wish to study the subject after school. We look at the need to study Math for the ones not good at it and its relevancy in day to day life of young adults CBSE has proposed with two levels for […]

No longer a criminal

With the law decriminalising suicide coming into effect on May 29, those who are depressed will have a better shot at coming out in the open and seeking help It was as early as the age of three that Sanchana Krishnan’s parents noticed how she struggled to sleep at night, talking to herself, trying to […]

Metro must prevent harassment

It was around 9 pm. I was travelling from Rajiv Chowk to Kirti Nagar Metro station. In my coach, I witnessed a disturbing incident: Two boys were constantly teasing a girl. The girl tried to protest, but the boys kept on harassing her. They were even touching her hair. The girl warned them, sternly saying, […]

Hows and whys of autoimmune disease

My interest in autoimmune disease started 10 years ago — not as a doctor, but as a patient. I went to a dermatologist to have my moles (collection of melanocytes) removed by laser therapy. I had been told it could lead to melanoma (skin cancer). Long story short, the laser treatment was not done properly, […]

DEATH OF THE INVISIBLE

When an unidentified body is found on the streets of Delhi, a post-mortem is supposed to be conducted but police say family members become agitated if this is done. A look at this curious situation On May 14, a brutal killing was discovered in the DTC park near Shanti Van area of New Delhi. What […]