Globalising GolGappas
byThere is a famous saying :- “You are what you eat “, a metaphorical expression implying – what we eat affects our lives. During…
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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,…
Of Puppets, Surrogates And The Real McCoy: A ‘Crash’ Course On The Indian Stock Market
byA disclaimer is in order before I venture into the rest of this piece. These days, any hack of standing has to begin with…
Book Review – Mapping A Country’s History
byAMALGAMATING HISTORY WITH GEOGRAPHY The book is essentially a work of history, but from a different perspective. Historical accounts are usually narrated from either…
Captain Sanjay Dogra Remembered
by“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.” – George S Patton…
A Week Of Conspiracies, Nationalism And Delusions
byThe New India Whining This last fortnight has not been a good one for the BJP or its bhaktiveers, even if we discount the…
Anthropocene – The Age Of Destruction
byWe are presently living in a geological epoch known as the HOLOCENE, which commenced about 12000 years ago after the Little Ice Age. It…
Book Review – Rainbows And Clouds By Suneeta Mukherjee
byOne of the more sobering take-aways from the book is the realisation that balancing home and work-life is a precarious exercise for a career woman in India even today, no matter that you belong to the most sought after service in the country.