The Lock Down Diaries (XIV) – Quarantined In Eden
My family and I normally “migrate” to our cottage in Puranikoti village near Shimla every year in April but couldn’t this year because of…
Transfer Of Power, IAS Style
For bureaucrats these are the best of times, and the worst. On the one hand they rule supreme with all MPs, Ministers, MLAs and…
THE LOCK DOWN DIARIES (XIII): WHAT INDIA NEEDS IS NERD IMMUNITY
Well informed that we have all become , thanks to the lock down, most of us are by now aware of the concept of…
The Lockdown Diaries (XII): Himachal’s Tourism Dilemma And The Parable Of The Third Bird
These are uncharted times for the tourism and hotel industries and most states are struggling to devise a road map for their recovery. Himachal,…
The Lockdown Diaries (XI) – The Next Pandemic Could Well Be ‘Made In India’
So narrowly focused are we on the pandemic that two environmental milestones have gone unnoticed. One, the 50th Earth Day has come and gone…
The Lockdown Diaries (X) – The Enlightening Fruits Of ‘Tapasya’
We have a lot to thank the C-virus and the lock down for. I’m not speaking here of its environmental benefits- that subject we…
The Lock Down Diaries (IX) – Fighting The Virus On A Wing, A Prayer And An Acronym
Although it looks more unlikely every passing day we may yet bumble our way through this corona crisis, but it will be through an…
The Lock Down Diaries (VIII) – Feel A Little Shame For The Lost Soul Of A Nation
This is not about the sorry exodus of millions of our more unfortunate brothers and sisters playing out on prime TV these days. It…
The Lock Down Diaries (VII) – A Toast To The New Spirit Of India
Omar Khayyam ( no relation of Omar Abdullah) must be feeling vindicated today. Remember his paean to the grape? ” And this I know:…
The Lock Down Diaries (VI): Is Bharat Turning Its Back On India?
” We are all born ignorant” said Benjamin Franklin, “but one must work hard to remain stupid.” And no one is working harder at…