Pilgrimage to Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash Part-3
Contd. from Pilgrimage to Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash Part -2 19 July and 20 July, 2012 The decision to take a different route through Bagipul was…
Pilgrimage to Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash Part-2
Contd. from Pilgrimage to Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash Part -1 Intervening night of 18 and 19 July, 2012 Lying cramped in a small space along with…
Pilgrimage to Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash – Part I
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the…
Give me a Sign and I am that person…
Signs are all that we read, all that we give and all that we decipher. Is there someone behind all those signs? Or do…
Simla Sustainers: Khans, Chaudharis and Coolies
Amma would send us on errands at all odd hours of the day and why she would not as Simla of my days would…
Surplus Surprises that Shimla showers….
Shimla is unique in more than one way but only if you keep your eyes and ears open while walking the already well-treaded roads…
Musings about marking another Himachal Day
Lord Auckland, the Governor General to India, was accompanied by his two sisters Fanny and Emily. Emily Eden spent her time much in the…
Old charm of Palampur fast fading out
Rising concrete structures are fast encroaching upon the beauty of Palampur as I discovered while driving through a narrow road recently and noticed the…
The Great Divide: Two Different Worlds
One of my blog friend Scott Hass visited Shimla last year and lived in the tranquil and peaceful neighborhood of Mashobra. When I went…
Shimla: No longer a walker’s paradise
During a recent visit to Shimla, I was shocked to see a large number of vehicles parked on the road near CTO building on…