It is not unusual for the weather to take an erratic hostile turn during the month of May due to Western disturbances but the panic this time has been unprecedented. Of course, the havoc wrecked by storms in many parts of the country has been tremendous but, the social media played no less a role in whipping up storm hysteria. Continue reading “That unforgettable stormy night……………….”
The Elusive Civic Sense
Deeply entrenched in my memory is a cover story published decades ago in now defunct, ‘The Illustrated Weekly of India’ of which I was an ardent reader in my youth. Columnist and scholar Khushwant Singh, then editor of the weekly, wrote in his inimitable, no-holds-barred style as to how Indians were the dirtiest people in the world. I won’t dare make such a statement but ……… Continue reading “The Elusive Civic Sense”
Decoding the World Happiness Report 2018
Finland is the happiest country in the world as per the latest World Happiness Report released by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network on March 14, 2018 that ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels covering the period 2015 to 2017. Continue reading “Decoding the World Happiness Report 2018”
Life in Chandigarh-then and now
It was way back in 1980, I came to Chandigarh as a young girl of 23 to join a prestigious girls’ college as a lecturer and fell in love with the beauty and serenity of the city. In sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle of Jalandhar where I spent my growing up days Continue reading “Life in Chandigarh-then and now”
Hooked on to WhatsApp and loving it
With umpteen programs on dozens of television channels, you are spoilt for choice but chances are there may not be a single program worth watching. Continue reading “Hooked on to WhatsApp and loving it”
