Women’s safety in India: A crumbling illusion

Women’s safety in India: A crumbling illusion

Sir Women in India a better half of Indian society; today they are becoming the most vulnerable section as far as their security is concerned. Reporting cases of sexual assault, molestation, rape, acid attack, violence against women in remote area etc are increasing day by day. What does this indicates? This certainly implies that there […]

A Pressing Day’s work

A Pressing Day’s work

Patna has grown from a simple city to almost a metro. With the rise in population, new buildings, more cars, more offices and shopping complexes, life has also become very fast and complicated. In the shadow of the high rise apartments, you may see a man and his thela or moving cart. On this cart […]

Street Food: Romance in the Rains

Street Food: Romance in the Rains

The Monsoons in India are always much awaited as they provide relief from a hot summer. It is the time to enjoy the climate which is neither hot like summer nor cold like winter. It is the perfect season to enjoy nature and water droplets with a favourite food. Monsoon is not liked by the people […]

A stitch in time

A stitch in time

50 years old, Israel Shah, sits on the footpath of Digha market in his little shop. A son of a mason had studied up to 7th and dropped out to help his parents. He decided to be a tailor and apprenticed at a tailoring shop. He has been working as a tailor for 25 years, […]

Around Patna: A tale of Shoes

Around Patna: A tale of Shoes

It all started with a ‘lucky shoe’ . In a land where only the rich and powerful  could aspire to wear them, one smart aleck got his hands on a pair, but the shoes were the cause of so many problems. The shoes kept the audience in splits throughout the performance of ‘Jootey’, in Patna […]

Noisy Patna!

Noisy Patna!

Sir These days noise pollution has become one of the major problems in Patna. It affects health and behaviour. Narrow roads are one of the major causes of noise pollution in Patna.  Here, two vehicles cannot move parallel at the same time, in a one way road traffic flows from both the sides, traffic rules […]

What those flood affected people are saying….

What those flood affected people are saying….

After 40 years Patna is again facing the fear of flood. Various places in Bihar like Patna, Vaishali, Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Begusarai, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Khagaria, Munger, Bhagalpur and Katihar has been facing this inundation. In Patna the water level of River Ganga has risen above the danger mark. This flooding has caused lots of damage […]

Patna Metro Rail: a reality in 2021?

Patna Metro Rail: a reality in 2021?

It’s time to put the capital of Bihar on the ‘metro’ map of India. In about 6 years, if things go well, Patna residents will be travelling from Danapur towards Mithapur bus stand via Patna junction in about 20 minutes! A proposal to introduce rapid transport system in Patna is being sent to the central […]