Manali Holds 3 Day Himachal International Film & Art Festival
byKullu-Manali: The second Himachal International Film and Art Festival ( HIFAF) that got underway on Friday was attended, among others, by well known…
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Chander Guddu’s Your Doorway
bySince my childhood I have lived with war and conflict in Jammu & Kashmir. On coming of age, I felt the destruction, and loss…
Misogyny’s Favourite Child: Indira Gandhi and the Indian History of Gendered Politics
byGendered politics is the exploration of the relationship between gender and political systems. It examines how cultural stereotypes relating to gender influence political participation,…
A Leap Across Generations
byHigh above the Himalayan silence, where clouds hesitate and eagles soar, India has etched a bold signature in steel. The Chenab Rail Bridge, the…
‘Bharara Sar’ ‘Baraadsar’ – The Enchanting Lake, Less Visited
by‘Bharara Sar’ or ‘Baraadsar’ Lake is also referred to as the ‘Lake of Dreams’ – where dreams are fulfilled and supposedly sacred for its…
The Shoeshine Boy
byIn my boyhood, one day, in the fifties, my brother bought me a pair of ‘John Barrett’ shoes at Raghunath bazaar, Jammu; for Rupees…
Interview With Karan Thapar
byhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JSFsEnhl_w Press Release & Video: India is becoming a nation of duffers and we’re evolving back to the neanderthal stage: Avay Shukla, Author ‘Holy…
OUR SOLDIERS WON THE WAR FOR US – BUT POLITICS AND THE MEDIA HAVE UNDONE THEIR GOOD WORK
byGoing beyond the nit picking about the number of “assets” lost by India and Pakistan, it is now clear that we have inflicted significant…
Taste of Kashmir in Shimla
byThe iconic Chor Bizarre, that has been celebrating authentic Kashmiri cuisine for 30 years, brings a Kashmiri wazwan, in collaboration with Hotel Pineview Shimla…
Melodies On The Himachal Strings
byTo my pleasant surprise, Manu gifted me an iktara, a stringed drone lute. We have fond memories of our brief sojourn in Jaisalmer in…