I am no parent to a child right now. But when I will be I will make sure I re-read…
Bye Bye Sagon tree
I have lived in Uttarakhand since my childhood. Uttarakhand is blessed with plethora of flora and fauna. Birds of all…
Another Abnormal
Starting with 2020 came the outburst of an event that the world had witnessed never before. COVID-19 took the world…
नैनीताल के मामू कभाड़ी
नैनीताल आप में से अधिकांश लोग आए होंगे, और जो नहीं भी आय हों वो इस शहर की मनमोहक खूबसूरती…
The Dirty Saga of Air Quality
A few days from today in 2019, I started a small project of keeping a photographic record of air quality…
दिया बुझने ना देना
“तुम्हारा शहर तो बिल्कुल नये अन्दाज वाला है हमारे शहर में भी अब कोई हमसा नहीं रहता” बशीर बद्र ये…
Fahrenheit 451: Book Experience
Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in 1953. Much like Animal Farm or 1984, it discusses a future world where books…
We are no Nirbhaya
“That is how they were: they spent their lives proclaiming their proud origins, the historic merits of the city, the…
A day in the life of a Veterinary Doctor
Personally, I have always felt that the best doctor in the world is the Veterinarian. He can’t ask his patients…
पहाड़ी कथा: राजकुमार और कौए
उत्तराखंड की कथाओं में जानवरों की एक विशेष जगह है। ऐसी कितनी कहानियां धीरे-धीरे हमारे पर्वों की कब अभिन्न अंग…
The Miracle called Water
What is meditation? You sit in silence, observe your breath, the cycle of smooth deep inhale and slow exhales. You…
पहाड़ी भाँन्न
कुछ दिन पहले की बात है, दादी को ककड़ी (खीरा) का रायता बनाना था। वो मुझसे पहाड़ी में बोली, “आली,…
Novel Interests in Novel Coronavirus Times
Having attended a birding camp in January, followed by reading books of Indian conservationists such as Salim Ali and Prerna…
Unnecessarily Inquisitive
There are some things thar have been annoying me since quite sometime. As per the popular belief, the Indian society…
Mafia Queens of Mumbai: A Book Experience
In the world of men, the silent whispers of women Mafias are normally not heard. It is these whispers that…
Aali Pant 