Words. Words. Words. Do they really mean anything? Or are they just promises without action. The Congress spells out a ‘detailed plan of action’. The BJP takes a “sankalp”. If they were really serious, then why the “five decades of dynastic rule” (as Narendra Modi describes Congress rule...
Asia’s largest tulip garden to be soon opened for visitors in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. 12 lakh tulip bulbs of different varieties have been planted in this garden....
“If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you." This was how William Ewart Gladstone, the four-times prime minister of the United Kingdom, described Indian tea, which came to the British market in the early 1800s.The observati...
Come April and South Sikkim’s mountains are misty with rain.The golden sun is at its resplendent woven aureate during the day, while evenings are accompanied with thunderbolt... heralding the advent of glorious and exquisite first flush tea on the slopes of Temi.The perfect combination of high alt...
There are countless creations in the world. We believe and have faith that they have been created by the omnipresent God. The word ‘sristi’ in Sanskrit does not mean creation but projection. Just like a spider that brings out web matter out of itself and builds a web with it and lives in it, sim...
Art related to paintings has achieved great commercial success over the years. In the days of great painters like Raja Ravi Varma and Vincent Van Gogh, paintings expressed one’s creativity and talent. That many of yesteryear’s painters did not sustain themselves on their artistry is another matt...
...............contd. from previous issueWe live disconnected from our source and when we get sick, we run to a doctor prescribing allopathic medicine. Chemical substances in tablets, substances isolated and disconnected from their natural source!I met a village woman who walked more than an hour to...
New things are happening on the food front that are exciting and potentially earth saving. From clean meat, which is real meat made by multiplying cells instead of using animals – which will remove the millions of animals that are grown and tortured for food – to milk that is made in the same wa...
The concept of Women March is not too dated. In 2017, cities in the US saw large gatherings under the banner of Women March for the first time, protesting against Donald Trump’s presidency. Similar marches took place around the world in the same year; in Europe, South America and Southeast Asia. I...
In India, the General Election or the Lok Sabha Election is held every five years in which the representatives of the Lower House of the Parliament are elected. India is the largest democracy in the world, with 900 million voters this year. There would be approximately ten lakh polling stations this...