Author: Baldev S Chauhan
Dharamsala gets second highest monsoon rain in 110 years
Shimla : The hill station of Dharamsala and seat of the Dalai Lama in Himachal Pradesh this year received the second highest rainfall since records were kept 110 years ago […]
Himachal’s most famous goblin the ‘banshira’ !
Most people dismiss the world of ghosts and goblins in today’s world . But to a simple tribal in the remote high mountains of Kinnaur and other parts of Himachal […]
Teen Devian : flavour of the 50s and 70s !
Even though Teen Devian(starring Dev Anand) was made in 1965 , strangely this film has a 50s and early 70s flavour . Oddly it doesn’t remind you of the 1960s […]
The hooded : French Lieutenant’s woman
You have to see this film to understand why Maryl Streep is considered one of the most talented actors of all time . Directed by Karel Reisz The French Lieutenant’s […]
Himachal farmers upbeat by FDI in retail , BJP govt gives thumbs down !
Shimla : While the P.K.Dhumal led BJP government in Himachal Pradesh is toeing the party’s policy and opposing foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail . On the other hand fruit […]
Print media has no future : says Firstpost editor
The chief of firstpost India’s fastest growing news website believes traditional print media and even news television channels in the current form have no future . “The traditional print model […]
Has monsoon 2012 withdrawn from Himachal
Shimla : Suddenly on Saturday evening the air is cool and crisp in Shimla . The humid , warm air and the fog seems to have gone away suddenly . […]
Granta 110-Sex : boring , yawn issue !
This could have been one of the most interesting issues of Granta the world’s top literary journal , instead this the 110 th issue turns out to be the dullest […]
Razia Sultan : Kamal Amrohi’s last epic
Kamal Amrohi was a purist filmmaker , and above all he was a purist of the grand Urdu language , and Razia Sultan(1983) is a perfect example of his craft […]
Mixed response to Bharat bandh call in Himachal
Shimla : In response to the opposition’s ‘bandh’ call against FDI in retail and hike in diesel prices traders in many parts of Himachal Pradesh shut down their commercial establishments […]