WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: BEYOND SLOGANS AND SYMBOLISM
Every June 5th, we celebrate World Environment Day with predictable enthusiasm. Slogans are raised, speeches are delivered, tree saplings are planted, and photographs are...
PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
They say the pen is mightier than the sword. I never truly understood the depth of this adage until I began writing. A sword may...
THE FORGOTTEN ART OF LETTER WRITING
There was a time when communication moved at the pace of the heart. Letters were written slowly, read carefully and preserved lovingly. They were...
DUBARE TRAGEDY: NEGLIGENT IRRESPONSIBLE TOURISM?
This is such a misleading ad unless properly accompanied by SAFETY NORMS And PROTOCOLS. Visiting the elephant camp is a highlight for most tourists...
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT – IS THERE HOPE IN KODAGU?
In June 2022, the then Power Minister declared that India had become a power surplus country. He boasted that the average supply in rural...