Why Stone Why Not Concrete?
byShattered chunks of fallen concrete, near my residence on the Forest Hill Road, Shimla, made me look into the bits of ‘ifs and buts’….
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How to Fix a Society When Morality and Humanity Are Lost
byA shocking incident in Shillong, (India), where a four-year-old girl was found brutally murdered has once again forced society to ask a slew of…
Divine Days in Kangra Valley
byThe very mention of Kangra Valley evokes a sense of deep reverence, for this enchanting land is not only celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes…
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
byI don’t fly much these days, mainly because I never know whether my plane is being flown by a pilot, co-pilot or auto-pilot. That’s…
The 2025 Punjab Floods: A Call for Unity and Innovation
byIn the summer of 2025, Punjab, India’s agricultural heartland, endured one of its most catastrophic flood events in nearly four decades. Relentless monsoon rains,…
The Mosaic of My Inheritance
byEvery year, Shraddh invites us to pause—not only to honour our ancestors, but to reflect on the lives that shaped us. For me, these…
The Sovereign Right To Privacy – Or Secrecy ?
byWe live in strange times indeed where the rules of logic are turned on their head everyday with every new executive diktat or court…
GST on Knowledge Is a Tax on the Nation’s Future
byFor years, ordinary people have lived under the weight of GST, a tax many jokingly called the “Great Suffering Tax.” Yes, it came down…
The Eternal Banyan: Punjab’s First Biodiversity Heritage Site
byIn the tranquil village of Cholti Kheri, nestled within Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district, stands a natural wonder that has silently observed centuries of history…
The Great Weight Divide: Life Beyond the Scale
byIn my mom’s time, being slightly plump and curvaceous wasn’t just acceptable—it was attractive. Remember the old Bollywood heroines proudly filling the screen in…