Artificial Intelligence-A Digital Demon
In my teens, I read ‘Ulta Vriksh’, a novel of the 1950s, by Krishan Chander; a satire on an autonomous society where even self-driven…
A Crest in a Cap
Though outdated, it is a mark of false prestige; a vulgar show of skill. Monal’s crest is thought to bring status to its wearer…
Waqf Knows No Bounds
Interaction with Mr Justice Ashok K Srivastava aroused my curiosity to know more about waqf; I surfed the internet. Permanently dedicating property in the…
Clay For ‘My Owl’
I let my imagination run wild and sculpt as I stock the ideas. I like ‘earth clay’; it’s touch and feel stimulates me. More…
Entrance Sets The Tone
Wooden door at many a location creates a welcoming entrance. The colour symbolizes positivity and abundance.
British Indian -Colour and Line
It was a pleasant surprise to hear from Natasha, more so, to have her stay with us overnight, here in ‘Aseem Cottage’. Yes, it…
From Boulders to Peels
I like sculpting stone; a hobbyist, not a sculptor so to speak. Long ago, Javed, the artist, procured me a piece of stone from…
Time Wheels of Buarani
Back home in Dharamshala from Denmark in 1983, I had an urge to build a cottage in Dalhousie. With exposure abroad; brimming with ideas, I…
Antiquities In The Lake
Govind Sagar Lake rose, giving birth to the “temple of modern India”. Inhabited, today, on the bank of river Sutlej, Bilaspur- a town of…
Chander Guddu’s – Couplets
Through my messed up paper work I came across a few couplets; scribbled in Hindi, perhaps, decades back. In an effort to recreate the…