Referendum in Dalhousie
Amid whispers to Change Dalhousie’s Name to ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Nagar’, the authorities deny any move to change the name. There is no…
COVID-19 tells up on Coffee Hangouts
The coffee tastes as good as it did five decades ago when I had the first sip at the…
Lamps To Ward Off COVID-19
To “challenge the darkness” of Covid-19, People across India lit lamps at their doors and balconies for 9 minutes at 9 PM on April…
Crisis Of The Dead
‘The death of a person or two is a tragedy. When many people die, those are statistics’. Josef Stalin Crematoriums and cemeteries are running…
Time Is A Continuum
A clock strikes while that does not strike the hours audibly is called a timepiece. A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be…
Dalhousie Kalam
Art is not just a visual documentation of the current times but also a historical representation of the times…
An Evening In Shimla
Years back, I called on the Director of Arts of the Shoolini University. Sumant Vadera, a smart tall man with a friendly outlook offered…
Fire Places And Bukharis Of BuaRani
Ancient fire pits were sometimes built in the ground, within caves, or in the center of a hut or dwelling. Fireplaces are used for…
Pygmies Stand on Toes to Appear Taller
Most of the secretaries in the government treat Vice-Chancellors rather casually. ‘Late Prof. Vishnu Kant Shastri, the then Governor of Himachal Pradesh, a Saint…
Bridge over Laila’s pillow
Winters are very cold. Despite, Shimla’s many modern conveniences, central heating, and proper insulation have never really caught up here, and draughty buildings with…