Jaya Jaitly

The writer is former president of the Samata Party.

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After the fire, revisiting and reforming Dilli HaatSubscriber Only

May 03,2025 07:04:18 AM

The new Delhi government must use this tragedy and loss as an opportunity to clean up the rot that has set into Dilli Haat in the past 15 years, put people before profit

Sat, May 03, 2025

Dastkari Haat Samiti president Jaya Jaitly writes: Jasleen Dhamija, through her engagement with crafts, cultures, and cooking, became an inspirationSubscriber Only

March 07,2023 07:45:31 AM

“I am hoping that we will begin to rebuild our life and there is hope in the future.” What more could a nearing 90-year-old teach but that one must pursue one's passions and always have hope for the future?

Tue, Mar 07, 2023

This was not Gandhi’s idea of khadiSubscriber Only

October 02,2021 04:00:39 AM

Jaya Jaitly writes: The cloth was something to be freely made and proudly worn by all citizens. Instead, its production has been put in a straitjacket by rules and acts.

Sun, Oct 03, 2021

How to support India’s traditional crafts — and how not toSubscriber Only

August 21,2021 03:42:45 AM

Jaya Jaitly writes: If craftspeople’s work, creativity are to be sustained, designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee must use their influence more responsibly.

Sun, Aug 22, 2021

A myopic comparison with KeralaSubscriber Only

July 13,2021 03:47:50 AM

Jaya Jaitly writes: Harshly judging all of India by comparing to positive experience in Kerala Covid ward is unfair

Tue, Jul 13, 2021

Virtual courts cannot fully replace a process that demands direct human interactionSubscriber Only

October 22,2020 03:01:36 AM

The dispensation of justice is a human endeavour made up of laws, ethics, morality, wisdom and compassion. The absence of any one of these five ingredients, short-changed by restrictive virtual situations, would render the exercise of justice only partially satisfactory or even downright unjust.

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Handloom Day announcements look like a mix of the good and the bad, but are mostly foggySubscriber Only

August 21,2020 04:01:15 AM

Jaya Jaitly writes: In the case of the textiles sector, what happened to the Satyam and Ajai Shankar committee reports? What about the inputs from the few meetings that were held before COVID-19 arrived?

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

Pradeep Sachdeva nudged capital’s citizens to respect their surroundingsSubscriber Only

June 03,2020 03:37:00 AM

The grace with which Pradeep Sachdeva lived and shared in his work will now be embraced by the greatest public space of all — the infinite cosmos.

Wed, Jun 03, 2020

Craftspeople have always Made in India. They now need state supportSubscriber Only

April 16,2020 03:45:05 AM

Unless there is recognition and support for our 50 million skilled artisans and craftspeople through enabling sustainable livelihoods, many can be driven to penury and heritage skills will die.

Thu, Apr 16, 2020

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She set an exampleSubscriber Only

August 09,2019 02:25:20 AM

We need more women leaders like Sushma Swaraj

Fri, Aug 09, 2019

Khan Market gang’s blinkers couldn’t spot the India which sees dynasts as obstruction to its dreamsSubscriber Only

June 14,2019 04:50:02 AM

Narendra Modi, who exclusively controlled the discourse during campaigning both in 2014 and 2019, cleverly ensured that aspiration and entitlement for the voter, particularly the youth, came wrapped in contempt for entitled dynasts.

Fri, Jun 14, 2019

No is a complete sentenceSubscriber Only

October 29,2018 00:31:27 AM

But sexual predators don’t get it. Because they draw on deep reservoirs of misogyny.

Mon, Oct 29, 2018

Jobs, lost and foundSubscriber Only

September 10,2018 00:05:04 AM

There is a basket of livelihoods and knowledge, guided by culture, which fulfils all that government means when it says “jobs”.

Mon, Sep 10, 2018

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Too Early to Say SariSubscriber Only

January 07,2018 00:00:46 AM

Anushka Sharma's Sabyasachi Banarasi at her Delhi reception started a conversation around the heritage weave. But the weavers have little reason to rejoice.

Sun, Jan 07, 2018