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…
Opinion
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…
Tangible Changes In Traditional Kullu Valley Architecture
byKullu valley traditional building techniques were long forgotten. Now, there is a determined effort to gather ancient wisdom and place it in the present…
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…
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,…
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…