In India’s capital, Delhiites reduced to documents

September 19, 2026 admin

Aadhaar number. PAN card. Voter ID. Ration card. Sanichari Devi, 63, has packed all of these documents into a polythene bag for the special intensive revision (SIR) hearing at the Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, a government school near Mori Gate in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk Assembly constituency on September 15. These were the papers by which the State had recognised her, again and again, as a citizen…

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In Delhi’s Atal Canteens, food to fill a stomach

September 14, 2026 admin

It is around 11 a.m. and the downpour is intensifying. Mahesh Saini, 40, with a sack slung over his left shoulder and a stick in his right hand, reaches the Nehru Nagar Atal Canteen, an initiative of the Delhi government to provide meals at ₹5 each. As he enters, a man from a counter inside shouts, waving his…

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