Delhi is like a palimpsest over which the glory and history of many empires and legends have been written, and yet, none of the dynasties have erased the marks left behind by its predecessors. From the Pandavas and Guptas to the Mughals, Delhi has seen them all. Later, New Delhi - the dream of Lutyens-... Continue Reading →
A few weeks back, the newspapers were flooded with ads of the Government of India. If one were to believe the full-page colourful ads, one might think that Rajiv Gandhi was the greatest gift the nation could have ever got. Every scheme (especially the ones related to Bharat Nirman) was shown to have had their... Continue Reading →
Since time immemorial, Sita has been the definitive ‘ideal Indian woman’ for our society. Sita’s pigeonholed image as a meek, weak and submissive woman has been ingrained in the Indian psyche for generations and has been entrenched time and again by the popular media and the patriarchal society at large. But is this the real... Continue Reading →
Madraswallah 