A Walk to Remember: Shimla the Leisurely Way
byEvery summer, our hearts quietly start counting down to Mashobra—our serene little escape just 10 kilometres from Shimla. Yet, despite the proximity, we often…
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Rhodo Resplendence – In Himalayan Woodlands
byThe Himalayas hailed as ‘Abode of Snow’ represent world’s youngest and highest mountains. Himalayan rivers like the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra originating from lofty…
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…
The Mocking Bird Of Shimla
byGuru ke pan, labo ki shan – announced the billboard on the shop at the nerve centre of Shimla – “Scandal Point” on the…
Environmental Hazard
byShimla: A mighty, tall, gracious, over 100 years old GREEN Deodar (Cedar) tree in Sector-4 of New Shimla lies felled to the ground today….
The Vanishing State: Himachal’s Race Against Environmental Collapse
byHimachal Pradesh stands at a precipice. The mountain state is enduring a relentless cycle of environmental catastrophe, yet its stakeholders – government officials, developers,…
Why Stone Why Not Concrete?
byShattered chunks of fallen concrete, near my residence on the Forest Hill Road, Shimla, made me look into the bits of ‘ifs and buts’….
Himachal’s Environment Doesn’t Need More Studies – It Needs Firm Action – Now !
byGovernments never cease to surprise me, but they occasionally intrigue me, as in the two recent announcements by the Himachal govt. The first, in…
Jumbling Buildings On Hills
byUnfortunate building collapses have been frightening. Himalayan towns are giving themselves up to their weights. Besides natural subsidence, soil and rock may detach from…
Learn Smart HP Launches Premium MBBS Abroad Services
byLearn Smart HP, a Netgen IT Solutions Pvt Ltd vertical for enabling medical students to secure admission in reputed professional colleges, announces the launch…