The Lobby That Challenged Modi — Can Bhagwant Mann Tame It ?
byIn November 2021, Narendra Modi did something he rarely does. He apologised. Announcing the repeal of three farm laws passed with a strong parliamentary…
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Kangra Valley Residents Demand Restoration of Rail Services
byDespite the completion of major repair works—including the reconstruction of the Chakki River bridge, which was washed away in the sudden floods of August…
Should I Protect My Personality Or Insure My Legs ?
byI’ve been feeling a bit low these last few months, enveloped in a feeling of missing out on something, what the acronym generation would…
Apples And Climate Change: Dire Threats From Fungi
byIntroduction Most of Himachal Pradesh had a disastrous 2025 apple season: First, the apple crop was very small, and then, premature leaf fall in…
The Revival Of Urdu — A Language Of Love, Leisure And Learning!
byUrdu is still the language of heart of all, especially non-Muslims! More Hindus at Shankar-Shad Mushaira Urdu is where words become art and heart,…
Privilege Does Not Blind. Poverty Does Not Enlighten.
byAt a recent conference in Shimla, a speaker paused mid-address, scanned the audience, and pointed directly at me. With a tone that was part…
Wars, Ecocide And The Doomsday Clock
byIt’s a disturbing sign of the times that the global levers of power today are controlled by genocidal murderers, sex offenders, megalomaniacs, war criminals…
Eco-tourism in Spiti
byHimachal being a mountain state holds an ample opportunity to be promoted as an ecotourism destination. It covers all the important parameters of ecotourism…
Shimla That Was Simla
by‘I stay in Kelston’ the guy said. I didn’t know where in Shimla was this locality. But I guessed it to have derived its…
Low On Oil, But We Have Plenty Of Gas !
byI can’t be sure, but I’m fairly positive that the most Googled word this fortnight was “gas”, thanks to the Gulf conflict and the…