• “Cockamamie Clamor and Bureaucratic Valor.”

    I had originally titled this chronicle the “Nonsense Nation” series. But—as expected—a few terribly righteous voices found it “objectionable,” self-loathing, pessimistic, and a few even to the point of labelling it “anti-national.” So, just to infuse some sense into this…

  • From Sikkim to Switzerland: A Tale of Two Peaks

    From a nation that lost its wealth and wisdom by sheer idiotic living to one that got rich by turning snow into gold, my Swiss tour has been… enlightening. A tale of contrast, really. Of chaos and clockwork. Of wild,…

  • Beneath The Holy Waters: A journey Within

    और मैंने डुबकी लगायी! पिछले वर्ष शिवरात्रि को जब मेरी माताजी अपनी दिव्य यात्रा पर निकलीं थी तब मैंने उनकी अस्थियों को गंगा में प्रवाहित किया था। जाने कितने ही मात्र पितरों के आशीर्वाद का समागम गंगा के प्रवाह में…

  • Kumbh… the story of ‘Sankalp

    Last weekend, on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri, I had the good fortune of visiting the Kumbh Mela and taking a dip in the Holy Ganges. I was told it was the largest human gathering ever on earth, and…

  • समय की वीणा:

    कल मैंने आँगन में मोर देखा मोरनी थी शायद चपल, रंग कुशल चंचल पग, लयबद्ध चाल मैं स्थिर खड़ा उसके पास कौतुक नैनों में नृत्यलोकन की आस वो उड़ बैठी नीम की डाल त्रीव सौन्दर्य करता सहज उपहास मैंने देखा…

  • Some Heroes Don’t Have A Face

    Have you ever wondered why, despite its roughness and gloom, and in spite of all its unfairness, pain, and suffering, this world remains a beautiful and vibrant place? What drives the world forward? What keeps it connected, despite the superficial…