Street battles

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 […]

Modern myths on canvas

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 […]

Ready, set, goal!

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 […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

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 […]

Footloose in flower land

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. […]

Cooking up a living

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 […]

An E-Disaster

With Delhi set to become the largest producer of e-waste in India by 2020, more recycling and less dumping of old appliances seems to be the only solution to this recurring problem Ranit Das, a resident of Noida, was fed up of his laptop, which he owned for the past five years, as it was […]

The lure of folk lore

Two JNU scholars have documented traditional folk theatre of Bihar and paid tribute to the legendary Bhikhari Thakur His name might spell like a beggar, But king he was, not a rag, And on many a giant fortress He had raised the Bhojpuri flag. The opening lines of Naach Bhikhari Naach, the documentary on Bhikhari […]