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Kotgarh – Welcoming the new bride

Here are pictures of a marriage I nearly missed in my village in Kotgarh. These pictures are of the day when the new bride is introduced to the family clan. I was just in time to catch up with the festivities. Once all the guests leave, it is the turn of the family members to [...]

Opinion & Views

Harried tourist season for local residents in Shimla

Finally, the harassment called tourist season in Shimla is going to end for the residents of the town. The much romanticized ‘Queen of Hills’ being a preferred destination for the junta from the hot dusty plains of India, this town turns into a nightmare for the locals. As such, there is hardly any relief from [...]

From the Blogosphere

• Being a politician #
• Steps to file a RTI application #
• 100 days of the triplets born to a friend in Shimla. #
• Michael Jackson – The greatest! in A Taste of Life. #
• British companies link revealed to slavery, New post on Taste of Life #
• A very interesting discussion on the alleged 2009 HP-PMT paper leak story. Comments are more interesting than the main story #
• My new post on Himvani Needed - A syrunge to infuse life into Himachal PHCs. A story on mess in rural health care in the state. #
• My new post on A Taste of Life blog. Indian hunting in Australia. #
• One of the earlier articles before this blog was started. Anuj and wifey troubles at 9500 ft posted on Himvani on March 25, 2006. #
• The Indian way or the Chinese way to economic salvation. The debate seems to be never ending. Biz Guru, Gurcharan Das on his blog raises voice for the Indian way. #
• India’s high investment rate in recent years drove growth to over 9% — the share of investment rose by 11 percentage points in 2003-08. RBI governor D Subbarao says that half of this increase was financed by corporate savings but a significant portion of the balance came from external sources. External flows need to revive for the Indian economy to get back to a higher growth trajectory. If the US and global economic recovery remains slow, so will India’s. Don’t bank on an early recovery says Economic Times. #