What make a place really memorable are not its landmarks or landscape, wealth or history but the dreams of its people. As dreams shape action which chart destinies this could…
‘I thank god for this beautiful country and for the balm it is to my spirit, which has been in the last two years so cut and torn and is…
Mildewed but with attitude
If Shimla is about all that’s gone wrong with Himachal Pradesh, Kasauli is everything that’s going awry. Despite repeated warnings and notices by the Green Tribunal, the…
The first thing i did upon waking up was marvel at the ingenuity of the decor. My head was throbbing, threatening to split itself open. But over the years i…
‘Tatti par mitti.’ Soil over scat.
Third weirdest in the world
So suggested the Mahatma when he realised the enormity of the sanitation mission he had undertaken along with the relentless fight…
Ahani Darwaza
The unassailable often ends up the most assaulted. Ironically axiomatic, albeit, a historical truism. The ramparts are impregnable for the treasury must be laden. Or the courtly houris most…
Holding the big top together
The dog-and-pony routine I had seen three decades ago. Forget animated ballyhoo, even the mandatory act introductions were sporadic and lacked verve. The funambulists were missing.…
Silika looks out: Siliserh Lake
The Siliserh Palace 15 kilometres south-west of Alwar was built by Maharaja Vinay Singh in 1845. But you can attribute it to the colourful Maharaja Mangal…
“You must keep an eye on the tail – before a big cat leaps it will brush its tail softly on the ground, that’s how it measures the distance to…