The national capital of Delhi will try to repeat the initial success of “Earth Hour” later this month on 27th of March, for which appeals have followed from Delhi C.M. Sheila Dikshit to all Delhi citizens to switch off their lights and power operated gadgets for one hour on 27th of March from 8.30 to 9:30 p.m.
For those of us who consider ourselves emancipated may scorn
such a day that presumes to “uplift women” or “better their lot”; after all we
are empowered, independent women who don’t need such patronage from the government or
others. We may well be disdainful of reservations in the Loksabha and even
in public transport.
Hauz Khas in Delhi is a composite site which consists of a tank and several monuments like mosque, madrasa and tomb. Hauz-i-Alai was a tank, built by Emperor Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1300, so that rainwater could be preserved in the tank and distributed across the city of Siri which served as the capital of Khilji dynasty.
There is so much tumult with regard to My Name is Khan’s pre-release controversy that one has lost sight of the fact this is a film that actually has a very promising story; a film that people will likely enjoy watching.
Valentine’s Day will be here soon and while many of us are probably thinking of ways to celebrate it with our loved ones, yet others among are wondering how they will dodge the moral police, the self appointed upholders of ‘Indian culture’ that will be lurking and lying in wait for an excuse for vandalism on the day.
Many of us scoff at our democracy that presumes to give justice to the likes of Ajmal Kasab India’s most despised convict from the Mumbai terror attack of 26/11. However it would be edifying to compare and contrast our democracy with that of a totalitarian regimes where your personal liberty is never sacrosanct; you cannot so much as Google to your heart's content without censorship.
Not only will the humblest of the humble be found hacking and spitting great gobs of phlegm on any pavement that he may wish, you will find a stream of foul red; the ubiquitous ‘paan pichkari’ emanate from the swankiest, most expensive car as well. In this all of us Indians stand firmly united.
Delhi’s only Archaeological Park, spread out over a sprawling 200 acres
in Mehrauli, encompasses over 100 historically significant monuments
built over five centuries...
Apex court restrains Mayawati from carrying out further construction work for ambitious project of installing statues of Dalit icons in Noida mega park.
If plans to develop the 22-kilometre stretch of riverbank in Delhi as a biodiversity zone finally take shape, they would put to rest all apprehensions of real estate development on the Yamuna floodplains.
As we know, seven Girls have died in a New Delhi school on Thursday 10th Sept. 2009 following a stampede. Delhi is going to organise Commonwealth Games in 2010, but we are still far behind in terms of basic infrastructure and development. I strongly that events like CWG 2010 are a luxury that we can't afford as most of our people are still struggling to make the both ends meet.
In fact so notorious are Delhi motorists, that according to a recent report, some of the countries participating in the 19th Commonwealth games consider Delhi's "rowdy drivers" a bigger threat than terrorists!
Either for reasons of convenience or cost, most of us have indulged in video piracy at some time or perhaps repeatedly, excusing our behaviour with an offhand “so what difference does it make?”