Rains in our Destiny !
I didn’t join the mini reunion in Shillong in the week of June 22 due to rains, but that entire week it rained heavily in Delhi NCR. Destiny?
Shillong
Indian History – distorted and how !!
Last year I saved a tweet from Rakesh Simha that mentioned the number of years different dynasties have ruled in India. Here it is – This is the unfortunate reality … that our children learn just the recent history of India and that too a “Mughal Centric” history. I have no problems with the Mughals, … Read more
Wren & Martin
I don’t know if Kendriya Vidyalayas still use the English Grammar and Composition text book by Wren & Martin. For my generation, this was THE text book for English Grammar and Composition. In the last week of December, we started our de-cluttering phase 2 and started with the books. I found my old Wren & … Read more
The first Naga shawl
My father was posted in Shillong during 1980 to 1983. So we got to enjoy a beautiful Shillong before the hoards of Maruti cars took over Burra Bazaar. From Shillong, Appa would go to Tezpur, Zakhama, Bomdila and a few other places on temporary duty and Appa was a collector ! We have all sorts … Read more
Where Orchids bloom …
It was very disturbing to read about the young boy Nido belonging to Arunachal Pradesh being killed in Delhi. What made him leave the beautiful state of Arunachal Pradesh to come all the way to Delhi ? Am sure he would have loved to stay in his state, amidst the 600+ varieties of Orchids that … Read more