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Nishtha Gautam is Opinions Editor at The Quint. Before transitioning to full-time journalism, she taught English Literature in University of Delhi for 8 years. She observes literary and cultural space with keenness, in tandem with her interest in politics and foreign affairs.

Delhi’s Air Pollution Situation Is Like A Bad Marriage

Nishtha Gautam Nov 23, 2024

We, the people of Delhi, are in a bad marriage with the city. This marriage is beyond redemption, but both parties dither in calling it quits. Because calling it quits brings not only pain but also an acknowledgement that we made a mistake.…

‘Don’t Do Drama’: My Story Of Online Sexual Harassment Isn’t Mine Alone

Nishtha Gautam Sep 11, 2024

I'll be 39 in exactly ten days. I'm a mother of two daughters—21 and 15. I have all the privileges that you can count—caste, class, religion, skin colour, education, everything. My LinkedIn profile is for everyone to see and assess my…

IC 814 Row: What’s In A Name? Just A Reason To Outrage

Nishtha Gautam Sep 5, 2024

In light of the controversy over the Netflix series 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack', here is a view on the 1999 hijack and its aftermath.

Arrogance, EVMs And Uttar Pradesh: Key Lessons From Election 2024

Nishtha Gautam Jun 7, 2024

"When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities." Philosopher David Hume could just as well be writing…

Mujra Is A Competitive Site – Much Like Elections

Nishtha Gautam May 30, 2024

"Delhi was a city of courtesans who wielded extraordinary influence in the court," exclaimed a Banarasi professor of literature visiting the city from London, where she teaches and writes. This statement from earlier this year echoes now in…

Met Gala: Fashion, Faiz, And The Fragility of Bodies

Nishtha Gautam May 9, 2024

What is this pervasive fragrance in our Garden of Time? Can we pick the notes? Is it that of dissent or conformity? Is the garden resonant with an ode to the west wind or does Nero's lyre pulse through its nooks? Each year, many of us find…

Fashionable Collaborators Of Murderous Regimes, Beware!

Nishtha Gautam Feb 22, 2024

Are there any mitigating circumstances for the actions of the collaborators of a murderous regime?

Opinion: Dear Car Owners, ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ Is Not For This

Nishtha Gautam Jan 17, 2024

I want Ram Rajya in Delhi. This utopian state of my dreams that has eluded Indians for several millennia will have its Lakshman-Rekha to define spaces that nobody can encroach upon

Instead Of Seeking Period Leave, Women Should Remove Their Uteruses

Nishtha Gautam Dec 24, 2023

I am compelled to write this essay in a deeply subjective tone and tenor. Only because an honourable minister chose to share her "personal views" as a "menstruating woman", I'm responding to the said views as another "menstruating woman". I…

The India-Canada Situationship – No Real Winners

Nishtha Gautam Sep 30, 2023

The Bhagavad Gita offers the government of India that is Bharat the perfect advice to tackle its Canada problem.

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