Ode in Morse Code
When the humble postcard or inland letter Were used to share or exchange our longer views, The arrival of a telegram would send hearts…
A NATION OF SPECTATORS
Ill winds over our fair & lovely land blow Each scam as it surfaces, kicks up a storm, The big ones to hurricane intensity…
Take Away – Indo-Chini Chow Mein
They say sincerity shows in one’s eyes. But then what about those whose eyes look shut while open, or vice versa? Or the poker…
The Interviews
This time I was on the other side of the table, as an interviewer. I remember, over thirty years ago, how much anguish had…
Silent Conversations and the Coming of Internet Devta
Before the Internet, such things happened only between Man and God, in a language that had no script, like the Revelations. But while these…
Early School
Last week when schools reopened across Himachal after the winter vacations, seeing little children all dressed up in their new uniforms, showing off their…
The Misdeeds of Creeds
With the Original Sin, Good came into the world. It was also the beginning of Creeds and Misdeeds. Prior to that, in a sinless…
P – Pi — Pin — Ping —- Pong!
Each winter when those marvelous, majestic birds descend, Quietly or with flutter, they seem to know beforehand From distant lands fleeing freezing and harsh…
Whooper Swan sighted in Himachal Wetland after 113 years.
Pong Wetland (Himachal Pradesh): The Whooper (pronounced hooper) swan, a long distance migratory bird from subarctic Eurasia has been sighted and photographed at the…
A Christmas at Kotgarh
Kotgarh (Shimla Hills): The British are said to have set foot in Kot-guru (as it was known then) the first time around 1813. A small…