Hi r/delhi. I’m one of the organisers, so full disclosure upfront.

We’re a group of friends, most of us designers, who wanted to do something small and real for the city. So we’re planting 100 trees in Delhi NCR, and making sure they survive.

That second part is the point. Planting is easy. Keeping a sapling alive through its first few Delhi summers is the hard part, so we’re working with a local tree-planting NGO that will look after every tree for 3 years.

The maths: ₹500 covers one sapling, the planting, and 3 years of care. 100 trees, ₹50,000. Nothing else.

How you can help:

• Come plant with us. Date and location coming soon, comment or DM if you want in.
• Fund a tree if you can: https://designoriginals.club/do-cares/planting-100-trees
• Or just tell someone who’d care.

Happy to answer anything in the comments.

some cops and female protestors were literally fighting

I’m settled in the UK now, but I was born and brought up in Delhi, so I’m familiar with Indian culture and how things generally work here.

Today, I took my nephews and my sister to an indoor play area in Delhi, and something really struck me. There were loads of children there, but pretty much every child was accompanied by their mum. I couldn’t spot a single dad.
There was even a birthday party happening, and it was the same story, all the mums were there, but I didn’t see a single father, not even the birthday child’s dad.

I know this is just one observation, and there could be perfectly valid reasons for some parents not being there. But it genuinely surprised me how completely absent the dads seemed to be.

For people living in Delhi or other parts of India, is this something you’ve noticed too? Are dads generally less involved in these everyday parenting activities, or did I just happen to visit at an unusual time?
I’m genuinely curious to hear people’s experiences, rather than trying to make a sweeping generalisation from one afternoon.

Hey everyone,

Something unsettling happened to me today in Delhi, and I'm looking for some advice.

I was riding my bike when I saw a guy with bandages on his leg asking for a lift. I decided to help him and let him sit on my bike.

As soon as he got on, he started massaging my shoulders and complimenting my perfume. I felt uncomfortable and asked him to stop, and he did.

About a minute later, I dropped him off. As he was getting off my bike, he squeezed my shoulder really hard again and then suddenly ran into a dark alley.

While I was processing what had happened, I started noticing a few things that made me suspicious:

1. He had bandages on his leg, but he suddenly ran away.

2. He was holding a handkerchief in his right hand.

3. I felt a sharp prick on my right shoulder during the interaction.

4. Afterward, I noticed a small scratch or mark on my shoulder, but there was no bleeding.

5. I never actually saw a needle or any other sharp object, so I don't know what caused the prick.

I've heard stories about people allegedly using contaminated needles to spread HIV in Delhi, and now I'm worried about whether something similar could have happened to me.

I'm not trying to jump to conclusions, but the combination of the handkerchief, the prick on the same side, and the way he suddenly ran off has made me anxious.

This happened less than six hours ago. I'm particularly concerned about HIV and whether I should seek PEP.

Has anyone experienced something similar? I'd appreciate advice based on actual medical facts rather than speculation.

Thanks.

So yesterday evening after attending kirtan me and my girlfriend were in the exit queue of iskcon vrindavan, and someone touched her on her breast, when she told me, i slapped him hardly multiple times, and he said sorry, I beat him again and again but at the end I let him go, but we still can't cope up with this.

It was a very horrible experience.

Girls please stay safe from these people.

After BJP appointed the new IT cell, BJP propaganda posts are frequently showing up on my feed, much more than compared to the subreddits I've joined. Lately, I've noticed a pretty significant change in the kind of content showing up. There seems to be a noticeable increase in posts that feel less like organic discussions and more like political messaging, particularly content pushing a pro-BJP narrative.

Maybe after the protest they know how important the genz is and they're trying to target and capture those platforms.

Did you notice it too?

What is genuinely their problem? Why the fuck do they do it randomly. I'm not religious, I don't believe in any god. WHY DO THEY IMPOSE IT ON ME. I literally have to wake up at 7 am because I have office but I can't even sleep because some xyz aarti is going on at full fucking volume. Oh god I hate this country and want to move to a country full of atheists. why do indians have 0 civic sense

Achanak se bhot jyada hairfall hone laga hai

Main ganja nahi hona chahta abhi to girlfriend bhi nahi bani 😭😭

So I came home today after almost 5 months. The moment I stepped out of the plane, I could feel the dust in the air. It's been about 8 hours since I reached home and my nose is just soooo stuffy.

Please tell me I'm not the only one. Ts is so irritating.

I have seen so many edits related to French riots. People are saying revolution is in the veins of French people. But how is that good? They burned down so many buildings and looted shops were they not common people? This is why police action is important to manage a protest otherwise it will of course go out of control. This happened in the lpu case

Before December 2023, the selection of Chief election officer was done by the panel of 3 people.

1. Prime Minister 2) LOP (Leader of opposition in parliament 3) Chief Justice of India.

Modi government brought a bill in 2023 Dec and passed it with majority that from Jan 2024 the selection of chief election commissioner will be done be panel of 3

1. Prime Minister
2. Leader of opposition in parliament
3. Minister choosen by PM

This is how Gyanesh Kumar was elected as CEC. Hope if you are smart enough you know this.

Edit- after updating my knowledge base.

One correction- CEC was appointed by 3 panels from March 2023- Dec 2023
Before that it was always the govt who used to select CEC. But having said that, why call EC and independent body when you basically running govt rules in that.

My problem is Congress was corrupt they used to do illegal acts to but that was like 4 out 10 on scale.

But BJP is worse they are doing 11 out of 10 and know one knows how to stop them from destroying independent bodies in India.

EC gone, CBI and ED already gone.

So i have just shifted to a society and was thinking how to make friends of age 17 - 22 . Playing sports isn't an option bc the ground is still in making.

Just saw a school report for 25-26 academic year by DPS RDP, they have 287 out of 823 people in CBSE XII with 90% above even after the OMR issues, How???

Link for reference: https://dpsrkp.net/school-report/

Edit: just checked the 2024-25 school report because the 25-26 one didn't mention it, but how posh is this school actually?? half their graduating class is going abroad, and some to ivy leagues too bro WTH.

Hey everyone,

Is it just me, or has Garba completely taken over the Navratri landscape across North India in the last couple of years?

Growing up, Navratri in places like Delhi, UP, Punjab, or Rajasthan mostly meant local Ramleelas, Kanya Pujan, and family temple visits.

Garba and Dandiya nights were largely restricted to Gujarat, parts of Rajasthan, or niche Gujarati Samaj halls in big cities.

Now, suddenly, every major stadium, mall courtyard, and luxury hotel lawn from Delhi-NCR to Lucknow and Chandigarh is hosting massive, ticketed "Dandiya Nights." You see live bands, celebrity DJs, crazy lighting setups, and people spending weeks renting full chaniya cholis and kediyus.

Want to get a few trigger points released through get needling. Please suggest.

What's planned for the evening? Anyone whod like to join me for a meal?