Long queues, and fear of Covid; metro travel gets tedious for Delhiites  

With only a selected number of gates being opened at metro stations, commuters are facing a difficult time, and the situation is unlikely to change anytime soon says the DMRC Long queues can be seen outside the Rajiv Chowk metro station with commuters having to wait upto 50 min to reach the platforms, they are […]

Dancing with the lens 

This unique exhibition by Latitude 28 gallery highlights the rural landscape of Mewar along with the Gauri Dance, documented in digital photographs The Gauri Dance of Mewar is a centuries-old performance art tradition that is celebrated among the tribal communities of Rajasthan. Documenting this folk dance form, gallery Latitude 28 in association with Museo Camera presents […]

Events of the week

Uncertainties on canvas What: For the past decade, Thukral & Tagra have been exploring issues such as internal migration and emigration, the nature of ephemerality, the social realities of the Indian populace, and the strategies of survival of the dispossessed. Their newest body of work titled ‘Conjecture’, on display at Nature Morte , looks at the multiple […]

Pedestrians compete with rickshaws at Chandni Chowk’s overhauled street

The 1.3 km stretch between Red Fort and Fatehpuri Masjid is ready for its formal inauguration on September 12. But while it has been promoted as a pedestrianized area — it doesn’t, as one would expect, give a complete ease of movement The evening rush in Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, while nothing like pre-Covid days, […]

Lockdown worsens menstrual hygiene for girls in Delhi slums 

From lack of awareness to proper access to sanitary napkins – menstrual hygiene in the Capital city is in shambles. More so, amid a global pandemic – when lockdown deters school going girls to have easy access to pads, and the right knowledge on their monthly cycle Prabha, a class 8 student, got her periods […]

Garnished with Punjabi vibes 

The newly opened Dhaba offers relishing Punjabi food and its retro ambience takes us back to the 80s and 90s Carrying forward a thirty year old legacy, Dhaba has now found a new address at Commons in DLF Avenue. Offering a vast variety of delectable North Indian especially Punjabi food, this one attempts to provide […]

Coaching institutes resume physical classes on a restricted basis; others opt for online sessions

 “Limited opening” for most of the coaching institutes across the national capital on Wednesday as they were finally allowed to resume physical classes after being closed since the onset of the pandemic last year Following a marked improvement in the Covid situation in the national capital, the Delhi government had on Friday announced that schools […]

Rain inundates Delhi, highest in September in 12 years

A fresh spell of heavy rain pounded the capital on Wednesday morning, submerging low-lying areas in knee-deep water and affecting traffic movement in parts of the city. Officials at the India Meteorological Department (IMD said the Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, gauged 112.1 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8:30 […]