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Author Archives: shirish

Sikkim Unbanned ! Documentary by Satyajit Ray.

A 50 year old documentary named ‘Sikkim’, filmed during the last years of Sikkim as an independent monarchy, is pure gold for a Himalayan traveller..…

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#deepdivehistory #satyajitray #sikkim

How the Deccan Plateau (western ghat escarpments) retreated tens of kilometers from it original extent.

A friend sent me this picture of a section of the Western Ghat escarpment. It is taken from Jivdhan fort, looking north towards the hook…

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#deccanvolcanism #deepdivegeology #indiangeology #westernghats

Why build a hill-fort?

The quick answer people give me is: Breaking into such a fort is an uphill task. So it’s easier to defend a hill fort. But…

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Google giveth, Google taketh

There was a time when, if I wanted to know something, I had to work hard for it.

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Bringing history alive or Killing it?

I admit that I am a history buff, a lover of old books, a listener of tales and a digger of obscure facts if you…

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Oh, look! A real-life historian!

It can’t get more copybook than this. Last month, I was looking for a historian. Where did I find him? In a century old institution,…

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Sikkim Unbanned ! Documentary by Satyajit Ray.November 11, 2020
How the Deccan Plateau (western ghat escarpments) retreated tens of kilometers from it original extent.November 11, 2020
Why build a hill-fort?January 29, 2019
Google giveth, Google takethSeptember 13, 2018
Bringing history alive or Killing it?April 30, 2018
Oh, look! A real-life historian!February 17, 2017

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