All Lives Matter !!
My thoughts on George Floyd’s death and the Kerala elephant’s death… All Lives Matter. 🙁
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Dholavira – 3500 BCE
I picked this article about the fascinating ruins of Dholavira from the TOI e-paper, a few days back. While presenting the budget, our Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that five archaeological sites will be developed as “iconic” destinations. These five sites are – Rakhigarhi, Hastinapur, Shivsagar, Dholavira and Adichaunallur. For a history buff like me, … Read more
Book review – Travels with Charley
When Narayanan mentioned about this book by John Steinbeck, I realised that there was so much to read and so many authors that I have missed completely !! The name John Steinbeck seemed familiar but none of his books rang a bell. I immediately bought “Travels with Charley” and completed reading on New year day, … Read more
How low will you stoop ?
This man’s father was in-charge of the one black spot in the illustrious history of the Indian army – the loss to China in 1962. This man went to the (in)famous Doon school, chose to become a journalist and has the thick skin that is a journalist’s armour. Yes, he has the same supercilious behaviour … Read more