IAS Resignations — Much Ado About Nothing ?
byA recent spurt in resignations by some IAS officers is attracting media and political attention. A BJP leader has advised these officers to go…
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The Underwear Files
byTraditionally, for untold decades, the Indian male’s staple of conversation has been the movement of his bowels, or the lack of it. Go to…
Tara Hall Fete Steeped in History
byIt was one of the most exciting events that rocked Simla in the mid 70’s. It was held every year for which the students…
Of Fathers and Being Fatherly
byWhen American President called Indian Prime Minister as ‘Father of India’, little did he know that he would be stirring up a hornet’s nest….
The Mall Road
byIn the early 1980s, Shimla was a town that boasted about many things and the one chic place to hangout at was The Mall,…
The Ghost Of ADM Jabalpur Still Haunts Us
byUnder emergency provisions no one could seek the assistance of any court in India to try and save his life, liberty and limb. Supreme…
This Winter Search For Your DNA
by“Satire”: ( noun) ridicule, irony, etc. used to expose folly. [ The Little Oxford Dictionary.] Art Buchwald ( Washington post columnist):” You can’t make…
Hauz Khas: The Veil I Must Wear
byHere… The Ghosts of Time wander- The spirits, the Valkyries…. The grey haired baitaals….. Haunting the dead sepulchers; The aces….the cavalier… The stern-eyed chaperones……
One Week In Blunderland
byYou’re not going insane, dear reader, the world (more particularly, India) is. It needed the prescience of a Lewis Carrol to express our current…
Right to Dissent Has Constitutional Guarantee, Sedition Law Being Abused – Justice Deepak Gupta
byHolding up an incident from the life of Guru Nanak, Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge of Supreme Court brought out the irony and the fear…