Where Have All The Dragon-Flies Gone ?
byBiodiversity is perhaps the most unacknowledged component of the natural environment, and the attention of policy makers rarely goes beyond trees and animals, if…
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Totem Poles: Symbols of Identity and Resilience
byTotem poles are towering, intricately carved wooden monuments that serve as profound emblems of identity, heritage, and cultural resilience for the Indigenous peoples of…
We Regret to Inform You This Requires a Meeting
byNobody knows exactly when it happened, but at some point, humanity embraced a dangerous idea: every problem deserves a meeting. Need a decision? A…
Book Review: My Himachal My Journey
byIt is a book* by Dr. Srikant Baldi, a 1985 batch IAS officer who distills decades of public service into a warm, reflective narrative…
Roadside Honey Sold Is Frequently Adulterated, Warn Experts
byManali: Honey sold by roadside vendors is not guaranteed to be pure and is frequently adulterated with cheap sugar syrups or artificial coloring. While…
Punjab 2026-27: Five Vehicles, One Road, One Destination – Vidhan Sabha
byAAP has an early start, BJP a map, Akali Dal is repairing its old bus, Waris Punjab De is a new jugaad ride, while…
Book Review – Indonesia, The Beautiful Archipelago
byThere are two types of diplomats, as Mani Shankar Aiyar points out in the review appended to the book. The first are the wolf…
Galo Christians – Preservation of Language, Culture, and Tradition
byThe Galo community is one of the prominent tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. Traditionally, the Galos have their own ancestral belief system, but over the…
Punjab Day or Punjab’s Second Partition?
byAs 1 November 2026 marks sixty years of the 1966 reorganisation, Punjab must ask whether it is celebrating a settlement that weakened it On…
The Cockroach Infestation
by“How about if I sleep a little bit longer, and forget all this nonsense.” In his book, ‘The Metamorphosis’, Franz Kafka very succinctly presents…