Cruelty begins at home

Tribal girls are brought from Jharkhand as domestic workers but forced to work for free as placement agencies pocket all the salary. Cruelty, rape and murder are often part of this sad story The month of May alone has seen three cases of domestic help abuse come to light from Delhi — and all three […]

M for Monkey, S for Snake…

Denizens of the wild have found ways to survive in Delhi for decades. Resilient survival instincts made them adapt to life in the metropolis, some even thrive Wildlife in Delhi. Sounds like an oxymoron. For the species in question are not lizard, spider or rat, but jackal and fox, monkey and langur, porcupines, snake and […]

Experiments with couture

We asked girls who are achievers in their own right but usually dress casually to try out some designer wear. They enjoyed the experience all right The morning drill of pulling on the nth t-shirt and the favoured pair of types of denim can pall after some time. The love for personal staples is a […]

Gori Bahu

An English girl adopted a lower middle class family residing in Delhi as her own – and lived happily for a year before things went awry A 23-year-old girl who grew up in London came to Delhi in the early summers of 2015. Mary (name changed on request) was fresh out of college and sought […]

Stick with science

Indians need to stop glorifying the past and work towards a better future by embracing science ‘No one saw an ape turn into a man’, claimed Satyapal Singh, HRD Minister of State, while commenting on Darwinian evolution. Moreover, our country’s Science & Technology Minister himself made a comment claiming that Stephen Hawking considered theories of […]

Great food, great plating

Delhi’s pluck restaurant is a must visit if you are looking for something interesting. here’s why Pluck restaurant at Pullman, New Delhi Aerocity, has a pretty decent repertoire of modern Indian and contemporary European dishes. I am here to taste the new dishes introduced by the restaurant. The menu has some exciting dishes, the USP […]

Trauma centres

Female bonding is one of the most endearing aspects of this book, which creates a world inhabited by victims of various riots from around the country Here is a historical fiction that obsessively deals with the nightmares (literally) that took place in Delhi’s Trilokpuri, Ahmedabad’s Gulberg Society and Kandhamal. Only those unaware of the fear […]

Nehruvian vibes

To mark Jawaharlal Nehru’s 54th death anniversary, it’s interesting to analyse how Hindi cinema portrayed the leader Independence had come at a time when the Hindi film industry had already emerged as the site of country’s cinematic expression in a language that was spoken and understood more widely than other languages in the country. That, […]