Bharmour’s ferocious God
7th May 2015
Strange and fierce is the half-man, half-lion figure.Four-armed,two clasped,two apart, like a savage dancer.Eyes ...
Devta followers beg for money on Shimla’s Mall
26th April 2015
Despite Shimla’s Mall street is out of bounds for religious processions.Deities are often circulated ...
A hard walk to a holy mountain and lake
25th February 2015
With his last family member dead and Colin Thubron now in his early 70s ...
In Siberia with the mesmerising Colin Thubron
3rd February 2015
Colin Thubron has been called the last of the gentlemen travel writers we have. ...
Will Nepal hand over Himachal temple robber
24th January 2015
Shimla :The Himachal Pradesh police is upbeat after finding all the stolen idols and ...
Vinod Mehta: The Outsider Editor,but the best
5th January 2015
After the passing away of Khushwant Singh last year I recall Vinod Mehta said ...
Spin spin spin——Takhli
2nd January 2015
An age-old common sight in the hills of Himachal until some years ago was ...
Himachal temples have Rs 178 crore gold,silver
7th December 2014
Shimla :Government controlled temples across Himachal Pradesh jointly own gold and silver worth Rs ...
The real life of Naseeruddin Shah
26th November 2014
Just like the art cinema of Naseeruddin Shah which is real, harsh and brilliant ...
Kotgarh’s shimmering skirts
22nd November 2014
Deep in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla hills is Kotgarh—–the apple heartland. Women in this apple ...