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