Hell! Wasn’t it ‘Diverton’? I hit brakes. There were tyres screeching behind me. The car following me almost bumped into me.

The Sweet Simplicity The smell of ghee and cardamom still takes me back to my childhood Diwalis in Pamposh Colony, Delhi.

Hill stations hold a special place in our collective imagination. For many, they are the perfect escape from sweltering ...

My home cadre, Himachal Pradesh, has been witnessing an extraordinary (and ongoing) kerfuffle in its corridors of power over ...

Himalayan states like Himachal and Uttarakhand are slowly going to pieces, literally, under the onslaught of cloudbursts, ...

Our tongue has no bones, yet it is very hurtful. Sometimes it’s even more hurtful than wounds inflicted by a lethal weapon.

Finding a job vacancy that excites you is always a great feeling. But too often, people click “apply” and move on without ...

Midlife isn’t a crisis for Gen X — it’s a circus act. We juggle parents, kids, careers, and credit cards, all while ...

Anyone who sincerely takes a bird’s-eye view of the areas around Jorabat (Meghalaya, India) cannot help but feel a deep sense ...

My hookah is a magnificent work of craftsmanship. Cornered gracefully in my cottage, it looks peevishly at me, as if it could be rewarmed ever. I wonder if it is a leftover artefact. I have fond ...

Pierre Jeanneret, the Swiss-born French architect whose name is synonymous with the modernist transformation of Chandigarh, left an indelible mark through buildings and his innovative furniture ...

As we mark October 13, 2025—the 117th anniversary of Otto Königsberger’s birth—it’s impossible not to feel a deep gratitude and admiration for this remarkable man. Fleeing persecution in his homeland, ...