Former Features Editor with Down To Earth
Delhi demands foresight
Amid promises galore by the Aam Aadmi Party , it becomes necessary to examine how it will implement its demanding manifesto and how environmental …
Those magnificent men and their machines
So-called scientific achievements of ancient Indians are no laughing matter when they are championed by the Prime Minister of India
Living with asthma in Delhi
Kaushik Das Gupta, one of the participants in the CSE study, wonders if the government will ever announce a ‘clean air package’ for …
When trains ran on time
We live in times where the personalities of strong leaders loom large over their foibles, let alone excesses. Are present times a throwback to …
Loneliness in the glitzy capital
Delhi’s city plan has dehumanised public spaces, inviting violence like the recent gangrape of a 23-year-old girl
The Bhopal in us
As a society we have never felt the venom of methyl isocyanate and other toxic gases like the Bhopal victims
The joy and the spoilsport
Increase in Durga Puja extravagance has gone hand-in-hand with the erosion of traditional communities and increasing footprints of merrymaking
No Kodak moments any more
Four hops on Facebook
The wisdom of the unlettered
Drums, cymbals and stories
Kaushik Das Gupta attends a festival that celebrates endangered stories
He upheld human rights and dismissed PILs