The Judiciary Has A Role To Play In The 2024 Elections
byThe bugles have been sounded for the five state elections next year and the General elections in 2024. The BJP, the well-oiled election machine…
Opinion
Mornings in Shimla
byIn August mornings are often grey and foggy, humid with a chilly tinge; a mysterious world with a damp and fantastic atmosphere. The view…
The Deputy Commissioner’s Dog
byThose joining the IAS come from all religious faiths and creeds, excluding possibly the Mormons and born-again Adventists. But for any IAS probationer training…
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…
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…