Of Inquiries, Resignations And Defectors – It’s The Same Old Story
byMr. Modi is the original fisherman when it comes to hawking red, now saffron, herrings. Which is why the CBI inquiry into the Balasore…
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India’s New Colonisers And The New East India Company
byIt’s been a bad week for me, educative but disheartening, and I need to get it off my less than 56 inch chest. It…
Willow Groves: The Charm of Lahaul Valley
byThe picturesque, Lahaul valley is a part of cold-deserts of Himachal Pradesh. The valley spans over an area of 6244 sq. km and lies…
Size Does Matter !
byI don’t get invited to many dinners these days, primarily because 80% of the chaps I know are convinced that Mr. Modi is the…
The Reverse Continental Drift
byNow that the Karnataka elections are done and dusted (at least until Mr. Amit Shah launches the 2023 version of Operation Kamala), the media…
The Consecrated River Of Lahaul – Chandra Bhaga
byManali: In a bid to revive the Lahaul valley’s river heritage, tribal’s, NGOs, religious and cultural organizations have joined hands to celebrate the first-ever…
Of Abuses And Abusers
byThese days my reading consists mainly of books with titles like TEN SECRETS OF LIVING TO BE A HUNDRED or SEVEN THINGS YOU MUST…
Has The Civil Service Citadel Been Breached ?
byI was privy last week to an extended Whatsapp chat between a serving senior IAS officer (let’s call him K) and a venerable retired…
The Bermuda Triangle May Have Shifted Over India
byThe Bermuda Triangle is an area over the north-western part of the Atlantic ocean where there have been persistent reports of ships and planes…
The Atiq Ahmed Murder Shows We Cannot Bear The Pain Of Being A Man
byThere are rare occasions in a country’s history when one event, one freeze-frame moment in time, encapsulates and captures its “weltanschauung” and prevailing state…