Intimations Of Stupidity
byThese last two weeks have been pretty confounding and humbling for me, both as a generic Indian and a stand-alone Shukla. It’s bad enough…
Opinion
Hemis-Shukpachan – The land of Ladakh’s Sacred Juniper Trees
byHemis-Shukpachan, located around 80 km far from the Leh city, is a village of Leh district of Ladakh, Union Territory of India. Alternative transliterations…
Blooms from Angelic Gardens
byIn July, plants begin fading out of bloom. Regular deadheading extends the blooming cycle, spent blooms will increase bloom time, channelising the energy into…
India’s Pandemic Capitalism
byIn his best-selling book, TEN LESSONS FOR A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD, Farid Zakaria makes an interesting point. He says that since the early 1990s, global…
Kebabs on Swords
by“Origin of kebab is credited to the medieval soldiers who used to grill meat on their swords in the open fire.” I go back…
Death By Tourism (II)
byThe Way Forward The pandemic has provided us some important lessons for a sustainable world, the most important being that preservation of the natural…
Death By Tourism (I)
byMr Vir Sanghvi has just sealed the fate of Mashobra, a once idyllic Shimla suburb where I live after my retirement. In an article…
Virbhadra Singh – a Tribute
byRaja Sahib – Virbhadra Singh – is no more. His demise leaves a gaping void not only in Himachal politics, but also in the…
Himachal Revenues Not Enough To Sustain Growth Of Hilly State
byAn analysis of the own revenues of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh was constituted as a centrally administered territory on the 15th April 1948 by…
Artificial Intelligence & Socio-Economic Impact On Indians
by[Abstract– I am not deriding the good intentions of our past and present Indian Ruling Elites who have with the Big Capitalists, politically and…