Sadia Akhtar is a reporter at Hindustan Times where she covers education, heritage, and a range of feature stories. She also writes about refugee communities and tracks stories at the intersection of gender and social justice. Before joining HT's Delhi team, she reported from Gurugram and Mewat where she tracked politics, education, and heritage.
Articles by Sadia Akhtar
A 200-year-old memorial in Gurugram dedicated to the Begum who commanded an army
The 200-hundred-year old memorial, tucked away in a corner of the Mohyal Colony of Gurugram’s Sector 40, is dedicated to Jean Etienne, a French soldier who served in Begum Samru’s army.
Updated on Aug 10, 2018 03:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar, Gurugram
From legend of Mahabharata to Sultanate era, Gurugram has more than a millennium of heritage
From the legend of Mahabharat to the Sultanate era, Gurugram has a rich history, which it is yet to recognise and reclaim. Experts say there is a need to raise awareness and protect whatever remains.
Updated on Aug 10, 2018 03:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
Gurugram’s MG Road: From a monument hub to ‘notorious’ Mall Mile
The MG Road is one of the oldest routes that traversed Gurugram. As it courts controversy, residents, officials and experts share their views on the alleged degradation of stretch
Updated on Aug 06, 2018 03:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sonali Verma and Sadia Akhtar
Nearly 1,500 women involved in sex trade on MG Road: Gurugram police commissioner
Increasing police raids on clubs after KK Rao took over as police commissioner on June 20 has also become a cause of concern for the dancers.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 01:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Leena Dhankhar and Sadia Akhtar
How Gurugram’s MG Road changed from a family hangout to notorious mall mile
Residents, villagers say police and administration did little as pub owners on the MG Road indulged in illegal activities to make a quick buck.
Updated on Jul 11, 2018 02:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar and Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
No entry, clubs on Gurugram’s MG Road tell single women
Most clubs and pubs on MG Road are not granting access to women unless they are accompanied by their husbands and are able to furnish proof of the fact that they are married.
Updated on Jul 11, 2018 08:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Leena Dhankhar and Sadia Akhtar
BJP sowing seeds of hate in Haryana, says former CM Bhupinder Hooda
Former Haryana chief minister from Congress Bhupinder Hooda said there is a strong yearning for change in the state.
Published on Jul 01, 2018 02:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nuh (Mewat) | Sadia Akhtar, Nuh (mewat)
Gurugram residents unaware of waste processing practice, experts call for stringent rules
Around 900 tonnes of waste from the city is dumped at the Bandhwari landfill site in Gurugram every day, but there seems to be little awareness among the residents about the site or its importance in keeping the city garbage-free.
Published on Jul 01, 2018 09:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
Not everyone is protesting against the garbage dump in Gurugram’s Bandhwari
The reaction to the garbage dump vary depending on a person’s place in the social and financial hierarchy of the village.
Updated on Jun 30, 2018 01:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bandhwari, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
They fled violence in Myanmar but Rohingya refugees living in pathetic conditions in Mewat refugee camps
In the run up to the World Refugee Day on June 20, Hindustan Times visited seven camps spread across Mewat — three in Chandeni, two in Nangli, one in Jogipur ward-7 and one in Punhana.
Updated on Jun 20, 2018 02:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
Hope for decrepit French memorial in Gurugram as official issues directions for restoration
The memorial is dedicated to a French soldier by the name of Jean Etienne. Etienne served Begum Samru for 35 years until his death at the age of 75 in 1821.
Updated on Jun 16, 2018 08:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
On summer break, kids take a fancy to robotics, programming
A far cry from the days when they were glued to TV on holidays, kids are now getting started on hi-tech activities to face the future.
Updated on Jun 10, 2018 09:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar, Gurugram
Road plan threatens fate of 113-year-old baoli in Badshahpur
Built in 1905 by Lala Mohanlal, the Badshahpur Baoli is being used as a waste dumping yard by the local residents. A plan to fill it up with sand and build a road through it is threatening the stepwell’s existence.
Updated on Jun 06, 2018 10:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
In Gurugram’s Subhash Nagar exists the only temple dedicated to Dronacharya
The two-room temple only known temple dedicated to Guru Dronacharya, the teacher of the Pandavas and the Kauravas in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Updated on Jun 04, 2018 07:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
Major fire guts Rohingya refugee camp in Haryana’s Nuh, 55 families rendered homeless
Rohingya refugees have been living on a plot of land near Chandeni area of Ferozepur Namak village in Nuh district since 2012.
Updated on May 27, 2018 11:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
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