The Kufri Milestone
byBeing born, brought up, and educated in Simla, as it was called then, had to be a rare privilege. “Simla was the summer capital…
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The Vaccine As Metaphor
byThe metaphor is a useful literary and cognitive tool; it can, in just one image, idea or phrase convey more than a historian or…
In Search Of A Heritage Village
by“A village that has everything but it’s still a village by its architecture, nature, ambiance, culture, and heritage…” -Anonymous The quest to witness the…
Road Accidents Hit Poor Households The Most – World Bank
byNew Delhi: More than 75 percent of poor households in India reported a decline in their income as a result of a road traffic…
Crossing The Khyber (Part – II)
byLeaving Istanbul we headed South on to the Anatolian Plateau to the exotic Cappadocia region. Goreme then Konya, home to the famed Whirling Dervishes….
Are the Farmers Making Delhi Irrelevant ?
byThe irony of this is lost on a government drowning in its testesterone: with every nail-studded barricade installed at Tikri, Ghazipur or Singhu, Delhi…
Crossing The Khyber (Part – I)
by“Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen, welcome on board. This is your captain speaking. Please fasten seat belts. The flight is about 40 minutes. The…
The Day Bharat Came Calling On India
byFreedom of speech is a wonderful thing, for without it we would never know who the idiots among us are. Like the celebrity anchor…
50 Years of Himachal, Achievements & Challenges
byAs Himachal Pradesh observes its 50th anniversary of achieving statehood on January 25, we may want to take a look at the struggle for…
The Day After COVID
byCovid-19 has cut a big swathe through human civilisation, if we call it that anymore after what happened in Washington and what has been…