Inking the blots of a pandemic 

Showcasing a series of ink paintings done by artist Jatin Das during the lockdown in the wake of a mass migration of labourers across Indian cities, Exodus 2020 is a look back at how the pandemic changed the world in many ways Das looks at the fragility of human existence in these challenging times. Captured in […]

Events of the week

From the archives What: An exhibition of archival portraits of leading Indian classical artists taken during live performances, ‘Aks–e–Mausiqui’ (Shadow of Music) is now on display. Captured by Rakesh Sinha from Lucknow, the exhibition features a collection of archival/heritage portraits of leading Indian classical dancers and musicians taken at their live performances. These 16×20 inch […]

Delhi’s roads in disrepair; restoration work on hold

PWD claims about lack of funds for repairing roads do not ring true in a scenario where Delhi Government banned work on non-Covid work when the pandemic peaked There are two things synonymous with South Delhi roads, the consistent traffic jams and the tarred road tops breaking apart in an area banally called the posh […]

Red Fort incident: Delhi court extends by 7 days police custody of Deep Sidhu

A Delhi court on Tuesday extended by seven days the police custody of actor-activist Deep Sidhu in connection with the Red Fort violence on Republic Day during the farmers’ tractor parade against the Centre’s three new agri laws. Sidhu was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Bhujali after expiry of his police custody in the case. Police […]

Five cities, one problem: travel within NCR not a smooth ride

For workers residing in different cities of NCR, commuting to Delhi can be an uphill task made worse by the added burden of waiting for metro-feeder buses and suburban trains to restart operations   Delhi, a city known for its harsh winters and even harsher summers is not an easy place to work, especially for […]

Toolkit document case: Non-bailable warrants issued against 2

Non-bailable warrants have been issued against two people for allegedly sharing the “toolkit” related to the farmers’ protest on social media, the Delhi Police said on Monday, two days after it arrested climate activist Disha Ravi in connection with the case The 21-year-old activist was arrested on Saturday from Bengaluru and sent to five days […]

Sense of the soil

Environmentalist Vimlendu Jha has established a farm near Alwar and encourages urban people to come and work here The prolonged lockdown and the collapse of normal social life for months together during the pandemic gave some people a lot of time to reflect upon existentialist issues. One of India’s leading environmentalists Vimlendu Jha contemplated on […]

Farming fiasco on Hindon floodplains

Hindon river, a tributary of Yamuna, is not only a health hazard for the rural population living by the river but also the urban population of Delhi-NCR consuming vegetables, pulses, grains produced from the toxic water of this river  In villages alongside Hindon and its tributaries, water from the highly polluted river is used for […]