Dollywood Dalhousie
byThe exotic and beautiful locations in India can compete with any of the foreign locations. Many movies have been shot at historic Indian cities…
Opinion
It’s The Rules, Stupid !
byI have for some time been convinced that Moses ( of Old Testament fame ) was THE original bureaucrat. The anecdotal evidence is pretty…
Milam Glacier Where Ibex Fights For Social Dominance
byI wonder if places of worship and foreheads of dwellings are adorned with symbols of strength like horns of ibex. Kishan Singh Marthulia of…
A Letter That Diminishes The Indian Foreign Service
byIf you’re wondering how deep the rot has set into our society, and how autonomous the radicalisation of even the educated sections has become,…
The Pall Bearers Of Planet Earth
byI am gradually getting convinced of two things: one, all this ozone rattling by various COPs is getting us nowhere; and two, that economists…
The Scent Of A Politician
bySomething curious seems to be happening in my home state, Ulta Pradesh or Attar Pradesh, depending on whether you are standing on your head…
Book Review – India’s Long Walk Home
by(Edited by Ishan Chauhan & Zenaida Cubbinz – Published by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta – 2021. Rs. 595.00) About once in every generation, an event…
Ghalib: The Poet of Poets
byIf December 27, 2021, the fag end of the year is Gahlib’s 225th birth anniversary, it is also the Silver Jubilee of the restoration…
Has Rahul Gandhi Crossed The Rubicon ?
byAt a public rally in Jaipur last week Rahul Gandhi made a distinction between HINDU and HINDUTVAVADI. The former, he explained, was the real…
Charm Of Hand Knitted Sweaters
byQuite an enduring relationship we have had the two of us. Being born in Simla and that too to a mother who aced in…