Events of the week

Film fest What: The four month long, online Rising Gardens Film Festival culminates this April with its online edition from 16-19 April, and an Earth Day celebration with three days of screenings at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from 22-24 th April. The Rising Gardens Film Festival began in January 2021 as an online festival […]

A treat from India’s Dravidian heart 

Breaking the chains that shackle the minds of foodies when it comes to South Indian cuisine, Savya Rasa is one of the capital’s not to be missed culinary experience  Idli, Vada, Sambar, Dosa – this is what comes to mind when people outside the South think of South India cuisine. However, South Indian cuisine has […]

HC refuses to entertain plea to direct govt to take steps for controlling COVID-19 second wave

The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking to direct the AAP government to take immediate measures for controlling and minimising the impact of another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said the government has been doing everything to control the impact of the […]

Snapping through a male bastion 

Shipra Das has been a news photographer for more than four decades and has witnessed the making of India from a unique standpoint. Her story is inspirational  Shipra Das is one of the very few women news photographers in what’s primarily a male bastion—and she did it with gusto, and being a woman, was at […]

The Capitals look to charge on

With the IPL set to begin on April 9, Patriot gives a preview of how the Delhi Capitals could fare in 2021 Over the last two seasons, Delhi Capitals have seemed to be on the road to redemption. After failing to make the playoffs for six successive editions, Capitals finished in third in 2019 and […]

Surviving the pandemic: Theatres innovate to keep their art alive 

With theatres in the city struggling amidst the pandemic, Black box theatre proves to be the saviour  Last year, Covid induced lockdown along with all other negative impacts put a halt on theatres. As people weren’t allowed to gather, artists of performing arts were forced to stay home. Performing and practicing went online. It was […]

“Wearing of mask while driving alone compulsory:” Delhi HC

Wearing a mask while driving alone in a private vehicle is compulsory in the context of COVID-19, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday and described the face covering as a suraksha kavach’, or protective shield, against the spread of the infection. Justice Prathiba M Singh also refused to interfere with the Delhi government’s decision […]

As Delhi’s nightlife turned Covid hotspot, new restrictions made its way

With the recent social distancing violations at the city’s bars and pubs coming into limelight – it seems a night curfew was inevitable Just as night life was getting back into action, a steady and worrying rise in Covid cases has made the Delhi government decide to end them. Night curfew has been announced and […]