Rags to riches: Gem of a man on Old Delhi’s footpaths

Mukeed Ahmad, who worked in a juice stall as a young boy, is now the owner of five shops in different localities of Delhi

Structures that thrill: celebrating CP Kukreja Architects

This book stands testimony to a talented architect’s passion for building India’s institutions, malls and residences that have transformed the landscape of modern India

Of contract killers

In this interview, Sidharth Sengupta talks about the success of Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein, how he conceived it, the creative vision behind naming the series after the famous Shah Rukh Khan song from the ‘90s, and what can be expected from the second season of the show. Sidharth Sengupta is an industry veteran with over […]

A teenage maverick filmmaker

Mauraya Sharma is a 17 years old filmmaker and painter working on the complex issues of sexuality and gender. His creative urge guides him to accomplish feats much beyond his years…   A prodigy, blessed with an indefatigable spirit, curiosity and creative urge, Mauraya Sharma, 17, a class XII student of Pathways World School, Gurugram, […]

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 […]

Hearing the unheard

Spunky and unstoppable, Deshna Jain, India’s contestant at the Deaf International pageant in Taiwan will make her presence felt without being able to speak a word “I want to make my country proud and show the world that it has enormous amount of talented people,” exclaims Deshna Jain, a 20-year-old girl when asked for a […]