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This year’s Phool Walon Ki Sair featured cultural performances from Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. 

Delhi’s Phool Walon Ki Sair: A people’s festival dimmed by bureaucracy

It has transformed from a vibrant grassroots celebration into a state-managed affair. Local artisans, flower sellers are mere bystanders now.
Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera
India Gate shrouded in smog as air quality deteriorates in New Delhi, on October 22, 2024.

Will drones, artificial rain help Delhi breathe this winter?

The capital’s air quality index plummets to “very poor” as the government launches a Winter Action Plan.
Vedaant Lakhera,Vitasta Kaul
The community, which has called Delhi home for three generations, awaits a crucial court decision on October 23.

Delhi’s Madrasi Camp and its 2,000 Tamil migrants face demolition threat

Home to working class Tamils for over 60 years, this colony in Jangpura, Delhi’s migrant haven, gets caught in the BJP-AAP crossfire.
Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera
National Students’ Union of India presidential candidate Ronak Khatri with supporters during the final day of campaigning for the DUSU election, at the university’s North Campus in New Delhi on September 25.

Delhi University student elections: A microcosm of Indian politics

Caste allegiances, gender imbalances, and lavish spending dominate elections to the world’s largest student body, compromising its true purpose.
Vedaant Lakhera,Vitasta Kaul
Amidst the rubble of the present-day Bhoomiheen Camp, where most homes have been demolished, a few structures remain standing under a stay order, symbolising the incomplete rehabilitation projects in Delhi.

DDA’s slum rehabilitation project: A promise unfulfilled?

Delhi’s ambitious housing schemes for the poor illustrate a mismatch between policy and implementation, leaving many residents worse off than before.
Vedaant Lakhera,Vitasta Kaul
Doctors on protest against the sexual assault and murder of a doctor in Kolkata. New Delhi, August 22.

Delhi rises in outrage against the rape of Kolkata doctor

Demonstrators say that despite the numerous promises and policies after the Nirbhaya case, gender-based violence persists.
Vedaant Lakhera,Vitasta Kaul
A commuter rides through a water-logged road in Jangpura in New Delhi on August 11, 2024.

Urban planning failures and political deadlock have turned Delhi into a flood trap

Even as the authorities continue to indulge in finger-pointing, citizens drown in their basements and slums wash away.
Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera
Jean Dreze, Arundhati Roy, Brinda Karat and Siddharth Varadarajan at a press conference in Delhi on August 1.

Exporting arms to Israel violates international law and human rights: panel on India’s supply of military material to Israel

Activists, politicians, and authors criticise the Centre for obscuring arms export information and the suppression of pro-Palestine protests.
Vedaant Lakhera,Vitasta Kaul
Sopan Joshi is an independent journalist and author based in Delhi. 

What do they know of the mango who only Indians know?

Sopan Joshi’s Mangifera Indica is an extensive reportage on the historical, cultural, and economic significance of the humble aam in India.
Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera
Two women draped in customary robes. The photo gallery provided detailed insights into the cultural tapestry of Lamka.

From Lamka, with love: Art show brings Manipur town’s life and colours to Delhi

An exhibition at India International Centre brings Lamka’s vibrant culture to life through a diverse array of paintings, photographs, and textiles.
Vedaant Lakhera
A man drinks water from a pipe during a hot summer day in New Delhi on June 18. Temperatures in the national capital soared to record highs amid concerns of water shortages in the sprawling metropolis.

How the record-breaking heatwave revealed Delhi’s climate vulnerabilities

As temperatures soared, shortcomings in infrastructure and policy left millions vulnerable.
Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera
Most underprivileged children start by ‘huffing’ adhesives such as Fevicol, say experts.

Drug peddlers target vulnerable children in Delhi slums

Poverty, police apathy, and predatory dealers trap poor children as young as 8 in a cycle of substance abuse.
Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera
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