HUMAN DELUSION versus HUMAN ILLUSION
byIn 2025, Dickens would have observed: “we live in the worst of times”. The Educated, part educated, semi-literate and the riff-raff across societies, in…
Opinion
Orchids From Baba Aadam
byOrchids have been around from time immemorial. Whimsical growths are found globally, except on glaciers. A majority grows anchored to trees and shrubs. This…
How Zelenskyy Won Global Admiration
byThe tense meeting on February 28, 2025 between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump sent shockwaves across the world. Many began…
The Disneyification Of Religion
bySomewhere along the way, the spiritual and ascetic in Hinduism has been replaced with the commercial and extravagant, to serve the “function” of a political party.
Taste Buds and Sweet Tooth
byI relish ‘Moti Seviyan’ from the legendary halwai of Jhakoo, Shimla. Kirti enjoys ‘Sund Panjeeri’ from Pahlwan the Hatti, Jammu. My sons Aseem and…
THE NEW THREAT FOR HIMACHAL’S RIVERS
byHimachal’s beautiful and priceless rivers are facing a new threat in their ongoing battle against “development”. First it was the roads hacked out in…
Lalit Kala at ‘Mughal Heritage’
byGarhi Artist Studios, also known as ‘Garhi Artists Village’, offers a multidisciplinary art space in East of Kailash, Delhi. I learned it was named…
IT’S NOW OFFICIAL– WE ARE A NATION OF PARASITES
byA long, long time ago when people still read books and were not educated exclusively by Whatsapp forwards or Tik-Tok reels, Nirad Choudhry, the…
Stok Village: Where Ancient Traditions Meet Himalayan Grandeur
byIn the vast expanse of Ladakh’s high-altitude desert landscape lies Stok village, a jewel of traditional culture and natural beauty that captures the essence…
Butterfly likes Organic
byWhile in Denmark in 1983; I happened to be on a Farm with the tilling machinery halted at the entrance. The couple behind, showed…