Alien Invaders – I
We have heard of (and known) the Congress. All of us know about grass or weed, though not much of the type you smoke. …
Of Roads and Rain
While rainy days are more predictable now, the time and intensity of rain is still anybody’s guess. Whether the rain is more or less,…
The Circus of ‘Leadery – Sheedery’
In the India of today the spectacle is on full display; only behind the scenes intrigue, betrayal and truth has been strictly kept out…
The Delhi Imbroglio
Skirmishes between the Lt Gov of Delhi and the CM, threatening to escalate into a full scale (guerilla?) war is being differently seen and…
THE VERNAL EQUINOX
Each year the Earth on its countless rounds Quietly slides past that point in Space When Day and Night have equal hours; And, in…
A Take On The Delhi Elections
A small election to form a half-government of a semi-state had the country glued to the idiot box nearly all day on 10 February…
Prunus cerasoides
Come November and trees of our own wild cherry, The many in Kasauli and in similar climes elsewhere, Burst into blossoms, a beautiful pink,…
Heads I Win, Tails you Lose
Heard that before, haven’t you? Hobson’s choice! A week from now we cross the Autumnal Equinox yet again; then as winter slowly sets in,…
When it Rains……….
In the mists that shroud the hills for days on end, tiny droplets slither down the fine needles of chir-pine crowns, form a drop…
Avoiding an Uttarakhand Repeat in Himachal
Flash floods happen when most of the rainfall (as in a cloud burst or other heavy torrential rain) runs off the surface with little…