Sunflower Knows No Bounds
Hiking Alps, Switzerland, in 2017, I found a family of dwarf sunflowers-the so-called‘Leopard’s bane’. Back home, to my delight, I saw12 feet tall sunflower…
Dalhousie -100 bat ki ek baat
“I have also taken singing seriously,” whatsapps Nishu – as I call him by his nickname. Watching him on Starmaker^; self-assured with his melodies…
Tablecloth for Home Bridge
From learning bridge to competitive bridge, there is ample software to play bridge. There is an ‘artificial intelligence system’ that mimics human behaviour and plays with and against you on the Internet.
Choppers Over Uttrakhand
Flying has been associated with freedom of thought of the imagination; the symbolism of levels and superiority. There was a long wait of over…
Kali Dass – An Institution
For KD, ‘ageing starts from the feet upwards’, though he is conspicuous by his bulge in the belly. knowing him well, I often follow…
Marriages Are Made In Heaven !
On “the dogmas of faith”; in parts of India, marriage is practiced, with parents often arranging the wedding, even before the child is born.*…
Dharma Chakra
‘Dharma Chakra’ in the Indian flag, as in the Sarnath Lion, depicts the “wheel of the law” indicating – life in movement and death…
Bagicha of Surajmukhi
“MY SUN FLOWERS BLOOM”, chats BK on WhatsApp; luring me into taking a fresh look at his Farm House. ‘Road to a friend’s house…
Naseem Bagh – Sound As A Bell
Agar firdaus bar ru-ye zamin ast Hamin ast-o hamin ast-o hamin ast ( ‘If there is heaven on earth It is this, it is…
Dalhousie – Name And Shame
Historically, Dalhousie has worked in isolation even though its pristine landscape is littered with garbage. Whereas In Shimla, 18 persons were booked under…