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…
Glitter N’ Glamour of Statehood
Himachal is christened “dev bhoomi” from times immemorial – “the land of the gods.” The name of the state is a reference to its…
Hawks and Sparrows meet over Coffee
From his school days and also while passing through the human anatomy as a doctor, Sushant has lived his passion for photography as a…
Pigeons of Sacred Heart & Falcons of War
‘Hi Papa I m in school, Manu is by my side.. Aseem’. Liki is back home with the message; Supi takes turns with vivid…