Air Travel — How Not To Reduce Global Warming, In Two Easy Steps
byPardon me if I’m sounding like a latter day Cassandra wrapped in a wet towel, but my heart does not leap up in joy,…
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Sunflower Knows No Bounds
byHiking Alps, Switzerland, in 2017, I found a family of dwarf sunflowers-the so-called‘Leopard’s bane’. Back home, to my delight, I saw12 feet tall sunflower…
“A Rose By Any Other Name…….” Really ?
byWilliam Shakespeare (aka William Sexpeare in Waste Bengal) had got most things right, especially when it came to portraying the seven deadly sins, as…
Expunction, Expulsion, Eviction – Who’s Afraid Of Rahul Gandhi ?
byThe BJP is as subtle as a kick in the backside. It has lost no time in proving to the world that every word…
Our Green Jewels: Natures Biggest Bounty
byWe recently celebrated the International day of Forests all across the world to show our reverence towards forests and realise their role in our…
Wake Up – The Woke Revolution Is Here !
byI have no hesitation in confessing that I’m a very confused man these days. It has nothing to do with Mr. Amit Shah’s suggestion…
Globalising GolGappas
byThere is a famous saying :- “You are what you eat “, a metaphorical expression implying – what we eat affects our lives. During…
Dalhousie -100 bat ki ek baat
by“I have also taken singing seriously,” whatsapps Nishu – as I call him by his nickname. Watching him on Starmaker^; self-assured with his melodies…
Public Goods And Private Empires
byIn my house in a village above Shimla I am treated to an orchestral performance every evening when it rains. The musicians are a…
Chimpanzees At Yale ?
byDNA sequencing has established conclusively that humans share 99% of their genomes with chimpanzees and bonobos monkeys, and 98% with gorillas. In other words,…