There’s an ugly side to celebrations, fanfare and festivity when environment bears the brunt. There has to be a sustainable way of celebrating Durga Puja Living in the little Calcutta inside Delhi — I mean Chitto Park or Chittaranjan Park — is fairly pleasant most of the year. To be woken up by soothing sitar […]

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…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 […]

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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 […]

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In the present political context, a group exhibition attempts to take a look at the prevalent myths in society and satirise it in the artists’ own unique perspective Politicians in India tend to mix up their facts more often than not. Twisting history at their own convenience, they declare certain shared beliefs and myths as […]

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The Subroto Cup, Asia’s largest and India’s most prestigious school tournament is underway with its 59th edition, but the common Indian football fan is Still unaware of it Football fans across India are now either busy supporting their teams at the Indian Super League or cheering for their favourite European team in the English Premier […]

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Saurabh Srivastava, the Executive Chef at Aloft New Delhi Aerocity, is a vibrant culinary master who passionately designs food menus and food platters, presenting his artistic skills on plate. Uniquely talented, Chef Saurabh has a penchant for giving the best culinary experiences to his diners. He is usually seen working tirelessly in the kitchen, right […]

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The wholesale market for flowers at Ghazipur waits eagerly for the festive season, when demand goes up — and for the government to design a new structure that will attract tourists Across the infamous landfill in Ghazipur sits a flower market duly authorised by DDA, on a terrain decorated with scattered debris from the landfill. […]

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Single mothers from Afghanistan are striving hard to make a living in Delhi with a catering startup. But with orders falling short, they find themselves engaged in a grim battle against poverty Khatera began working in a hotel when she came to Delhi but lost the job when the hotel closed down. She then took […]

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