Category: Arts
Bharmour’s ferocious God
Strange and fierce is the half-man, half-lion figure.Four-armed,two clasped,two apart, like a savage dancer.Eyes wide open, mouth half-open and fangs showing. The hands displaying the claws. Clasped under the chin […]
Devta followers beg for money on Shimla’s Mall
Despite Shimla’s Mall street is out of bounds for religious processions.Deities are often circulated in palanquins by greedy followers to raise quick money. In recent years the deity(devta) is carried […]
A hard walk to a holy mountain and lake
With his last family member dead and Colin Thubron now in his early 70s decides to go on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailas in Tibet even though he is a […]
In Siberia with the mesmerising Colin Thubron
Colin Thubron has been called the last of the gentlemen travel writers we have. Eton educated and stoic.He takes his punishing epic journeys alone across the world and never complains. […]
Will Nepal hand over Himachal temple robber
Shimla :The Himachal Pradesh police is upbeat after finding all the stolen idols and artefacts in the Kullu valley some six weeks after they were stolen from a famous temple […]
Vinod Mehta: The Outsider Editor,but the best
After the passing away of Khushwant Singh last year I recall Vinod Mehta said he was not influenced by any Indian editor except perhaps Khushwant. Imagine if Mr Mehta had […]
Spin spin spin——Takhli
An age-old common sight in the hills of Himachal until some years ago was the sight of the hill folk spinning wool with the takhli or spindle. You saw the […]
Himachal temples have Rs 178 crore gold,silver
Shimla :Government controlled temples across Himachal Pradesh jointly own gold and silver worth Rs 178 crore. State revenue minister Kaul Singh told the house Saturday that there are 29 such […]
The real life of Naseeruddin Shah
Just like the art cinema of Naseeruddin Shah which is real, harsh and brilliant his memoirs(And Then One Day published by Penguin) also stand out and turn out to be […]
Kotgarh’s shimmering skirts
Deep in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla hills is Kotgarh—–the apple heartland. Women in this apple country wear unique, elegant and artistic almost Victorian like skirts—the Rejta and the Pakhti. From pastel […]