Who will oil my economy?

I am 33, and live with my parents, both retired bureaucrats, in an independent house in Noida. I drive on all working days to Gurugram, where I am a senior functionary in a call centre. I spend about three hours, on average, in my Hyundai I-20, negotiating traffic to and back from work. I have […]

Snatcher’s haven

With over 8,000 cases in 2017, incidents of snatching continue to torment the lives of Delhiites, and give major headaches to Delhi Police It was 10:30 in the morning. Ruma Ganguly was walking towards her daughter’s school in Mayur Vihar for a parent-teacher meeting. Engrossed in talking to her daughter, she did not even have […]

The fakir and the firangi

French artist Michel Testard is in Delhi with an exhibition of his paintings of India created over two decades With an engineering degree from Paris followed by an MBA from INSEAD, Michel Testard never knew he would end up as a painter in India. One visit to the country, and he was inspired to go […]

It’s a blind date

Here’s a radical idea: an evening of food tasting and socialising with people with or without disability, blindfolded Love in the age of Tinder doesn’t come easily to the differently abled. But with the new app on the block—Inclov —people with disability can get a shot to find their perfect match. Most dating apps currently […]

Events of the week

Mr Tambourine Man What: With over 600 songs, 36 albums and innumerable awards and accolades, Bob Dylan has undeniably influenced music like no other. In honour of his 77th birthday, Depot 48 is organising a tribute by multiple artistes. Join them for an evening of songs and conversations as artistes belts out acoustic version of […]

Why so much chaos?

Traffic bottlenecks continue to dog the city, despite all the scientific planning and the new Metro routes and flyovers. Perhaps the answer lies in project delays Delhi is a city of constant construction. When will one be able to see roads without girders, scaffolding, and the haze of dust, coupled with the inevitable traffic congestion […]

Lead by example

This is a rare story of the struggle and triumph of a Nigerian in the city of Delhi, which has its racist moments but is slowly developing a cosmopolitan outlook Ola Jason looks dapper in a blue cotton suit; an impressive printed shirt defines his muscular torso. He hangs his coat meticulously on the back […]

Beating the blues

Informal jamming sessions of the Delhi Drum Circle keep hearts beating and audiences mesmerised during hot summer afternoons A teenage boy, intending to spend a quiet evening at a café, sat in a corner reading a Murakami novel. Unexpectedly, a trickle of people started arriving—some with musical instruments, some without. For the next few hours, […]