Tag: Delhi
The Bastion Dialogues: Dr. Amita Baviskar
Images from the ongoing lockdown are clear enough evidence that the experiences of city dwellers differ vastly based on their social privilege. This means...
Paani, Bijli, Makaan: The Gaps that AAP Needs to Fill
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore | Names of all respondents have been changed to protect identity.
At 9.30 every morning, Nirmal walks down from her rented...
Bastion Shorts: Has AAP’s Education Model Really Worked?
The Bastion Shorts—Episode 5
As Delhi goes to vote tomorrow, many of us would be basing our votes on the reforms brought about in...
Out Of Breath: The Okhla Landfill
Filmed by Nabina Chakraborty and Ohida Khandahar
For years, residents of and around Delhi have witnessed mountains of waste popping up in different pockets...
Whatever Happened to the Lutyens?
This is the first instalment of Ajitesh Bohar's graphic series 'Whatever Happened to the Lutyens?' Click here to read the other parts.
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Bastion Shorts: Is “Odd-Even” really the answer to Delhi’s smog problem?
Delhi-NCR and most of Northern India face the recurring bane of smog and pollution every year around the months of October and November. Delhi...
A ‘Next Generation’ Education for Delhi
Written by Ipsita Mishra
"Delhi will soon have its own education board, that will not be a replacement for CBSE, but a ‘next-generation board’ to...
“It has become Acid”: Aravallis battle against Garbage Disposal and More
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
“When we were around 9 years old, we used to go to the bani, and you would not believe the kind...
Conquering the Divide: Assessing Delhi’s Free Coaching Scheme
Written by Ipsita Mishra
Vijay Kumar, the son of a tailor, made the headlines last month for being enrolled at the prestigious Indian Institute of...
“It’s Not Our Land to Give”: Tenancy and the Yamuna Floodplain...
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
A herd of buffaloes crosses the muddy path, one of which decides to roll around the expanse of mud he finds...