Akash Chatterjee

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Akash Chatterjee

"Even if one overcomes the cultural challenges, the high rent takes a toll and increases our expenses," says Dibyasree Ganguly, an associate fellow at the National Council of Applied Economic Research. "I realised how difficult it was to find a suitable place as a single woman in this city. The places that I liked had excessively high rents, and the places I found within my budget had safety concerns," she says. In the past few years, the rent for properties in Delhi-NCR has only risen.

3 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Akash Chatterjee

Actor Abhishek Chauhan of Delhi is living life to the fullest. After the successful run of his show Cubicles-its fourth season began in 2024-the actor is back with his latest series, Khauf which premiered on Amazon Prime this month. Cubicles won the hearts of many nine-to-five young professionals. In Khauf, 'the scene' is completely different. A slow-paced horror film, in it, Chauhan plays Arun, a complex character who falls in love with Madhu (played by Monika Panwar), the protagonist of the film.

3 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Akash Chatterjee

"Is that our new home?" is Sita's constant refrain, after being uprooted from their land as a consequence of India's Partition in Ritwik Ghatak's cult Partition film Subarnarekha. The search for a new home symbolised the journey of many who lost everything and moved to the other side of the border, not only in search of a new home, but also in search of dreams. Generations have grown up listening to the harrowing tales of the land that they lost.

3 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Akash Chatterjee

Sustainability may have become a talking point, but Delhi entrepreneur Khitish Pandya has been meeting his sustainability goals for nearly 20 years. On the one hand, he has been ensuring sustainable and eco-friendly hand-woven silk-based sarees and home-furnishing products. On the other hand, he has provided more than 1,200 adivasi and rural women from villages of Bihar and Jharkhand with a sustainable income through his brand Ecotasar, founded in 2007.

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Akash Chatterjee

‘Kashmir Se Kanyakumari (from Kashmir to Kanyakumari)’ is a common phrase that attempts to showcase the expanse of India. How do elected union governments govern such a culturally diverse country? The answer, perhaps, lies in the Indian Constitution, which is meant to be a guidebook of India’s socio-political systems, and for Indians in general.