The Small Town Boy
byShashipal was a small town boy and proudly remained one till the end. He breathed his last on the 24th of this month, ending-…
Opinion
Doctors Should Learn To Be Ambassadors Of Death
byThis year approximately 56 million people will die globally, roughly 2/3rds of them in hospitals. More people are dying today of chronic diseases, and…
The Year No One Wanted
byThe Year No One Wanted This is the year no one wanted. Homes turned to prisons. Livelihoods, hated Born as gilded dreams …
The Prashant Bhushan Case — An Order That Diminishes Democracy
byA Lay Citizen’s Perspective So Mr. Prashant Bhushan stands convicted of contempt. It was expected because the Supreme Court had painted itself into a…
Mother’s tongue or Mother Tongue?
byOne’s mother’s tongue may not be one’s Mother Tongue at all! In HP for example nearly all literates (and there are many) have filled…
Last Man Standing
byI am fully aware that the subject I am about to broach is a touchy one, as any good word, even a muted one,…
Prominent personalities of the Ram temple movement
byLucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to lay the foundation stone of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on August 5. From 1528,…
Of Fish and Turtles of Bua Rani
byFrom early years of married life, raising an aquarium at home was our desire. I took to studying the techniques and styles & the…
The Lock Down Diaries (XVIII) – The Duffer Zone
byThese days I find myself inclining more and more to the poetic. And therefore, like Wordsworth, my heart leapt up with joy the other…
Self-reliant Cooperatives Needed For Sustainable Mountain Development
bySustainable mountain development, for long, has been a focal point worldwide to maintain the ecological balance and at the same time, improve the quality…