For The Tribune, Chandigarh | October 28, 1970 It is a matter of pride for the Cooperatives of the Punjab State that today the Chief...

In Chandigarh you can't avoid the topic. The conversation invariably turns to house building. “In which sector have you built your...

For The Tribune Pompeii evokes memories of Imperial Rome; Istanbul of the Caliphs and Pashas who are no more. Where is one to find the...

For The Illustrated Weekly of India | April 12, 1970 Easter was the first holiday of 1968. And so the people of this affluent society...

Even while sitting on the door-step of the most magnificent mountains in the world we all but ignore them. Simla in the summer is the sum...

These days everyone wants to have a good time. They all “want to enjoy”. How does one do that in an overgrown village like Chandigarh?...

For The Sunday Tribune | February 23, 1969 l heard of him as soon as I arrived in Cambridge. The one and only Mr. Singh. We met a few days later. It was not difficult. He stands out even when surrounded by mini skirts and long-haired intellectuals. Introduction was no problem. I just went up to him and greeted him in Punjabi. We met like old friends, with much embracing and back slapping, somewhat to the amazement of his friends. The occasion was obviously a special one. It i

For The Tribune | August 18, 1968 Thirty-five miles north of Cambridge lies Elveden Hall Estate, 20 thousand acres of rich Suffolk...

For The Tribune | March 31, 1968 ''Politics", said Dr. Johnson, "is the last refuge of a scoundrel". In Punjab the study of law is...

For The Sunday Tribune | November 12, 1967 In Cambridge one does not feel too homesick. There are a host of Indian students and some dons who can be easily picked out in a crowd by their familiar hues and precocious looks. There is the occasional sari or the kurta-churidar which brings elegance to the streets of this miniskirt land. But what truly brings a whiff of home is the Indian restaurant. There are in fact many such restaurants here. Exotic names which recall days of

A FOLK TALE FROM LAHAUL For The Tribune | April 5, 1964 Once a wolf, a crow and a rabbit were going along the road when they came upon...

Published on February 16, 1964 We were a party of eight,­ Tshering Dorje, Rana, two peons, three dak·runner and I. On the first day we...

For The Illustrated Weekly of India | July 30, 1961 A BAND of enterprising young men have been the toast of the country these past few...