Gurudwara Pathar Sahib, Leh: A Symbol of ‘Unity in Diversity’
byAs the name suggests, Gurdwara Pathar Sahib in Leh is built around a sacred pathar (rock/boulder) immortalized by the touch of Guru Nanak Dev…
Opinion
The Evil That Men (And Governments) Do Lives After Them……..
byThe run up to the 2024 elections has begun. Motivated pre-poll surveys are popping up everywhere and confuse us on a daily basis, the…
Mysterious Himachal – Grandeur of Khangsar Palace
byManali: Khangsar literally means “a new home” in Tibetan and is located in the Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. The two hundred years…
SECMOL School, Leh, Represents Himalayan Region in ‘NEW INDIAN ARCHITECTURE’
bySECMOL School building in Leh, Ladakh, represents the entire Himalayan Region in the recently published book, “NEW INDIAN ARCHITECTURE: 1947-2020.” This elaborate treatise is…
‘BRIDAL JEWELLERY’ of Spiti – A visual treat of a Hinterland
byAn innate desire of humans is to look beautiful and that’s why jewellery was invented. Surprisingly, it was not the ‘Homo sapiens’ but the ‘Neanderthals’ who…
The Final Goodbye
bySome readers may find this blog a bit on the morbid side, but hold your final verdict till you come to the end of…
Guess What; HP Is A Model State For Sustainable Development
byIn the midst of raging debate, I thought it would be a good exercise to figure out what have the governments been doing all…
Himachal’s Day After – Render Unto Nature What Is Nature’s
byIt took Nature just one cataclysmic week in Himachal to reclaim the spaces which Man had been encroaching upon for decades, both in the…
Of Testimonials, Testicles And Testing Times
byPeople who have had the debatable good fortune to have met me, and have survived the encounter, will tell you that I have an…
Men And Horses Never Get Old !
bySaying that something “never gets old”- is positive. Had it been in human hands, nobody would like to grow old and die. But the…