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Gods, rivers & villages: When faith shapes future of Kullu
#HillView In state’s sacred valleys, faith remains strongest veto against unchecked progress; gods guide choices where policy falters IN Himachal’s Kullu…
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Copying errors and ancient memory: The untold story of Kullu’s temples
What explains the world of Shiva lingering in plain sight at these temples dedicated to Krishna and Vishnu? In the…
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When floating timber was trade, folklore, lifeblood
Rivers did the bulk of the hauling, until mafias, dwindling forest cover, and stricter rules squeezed out old hands and…
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Kullu Dasehra’s unscripted resilience
It’s a week where chaos and cosmic order break into a gleeful tango in the valley If Indian festivals were…
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As modernity and human greed test divine patience, the angry gods are gathering for a sacred council at Jagatipat
Disasters have multiplied, forests thinned, and glaciers shrunk. At Jagatipat temple, Kullu’s ‘sacred parliament’ convenes when governance from elsewhere is…
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Salaam alaikum, Lyari
Once common sense has been colonised, no one needs spies or dossiers to win; they just need people in Karachi…
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Books: ‘Place: Intimate Encounters with Cities’ by Ananya Vajpeyi: Unofficial maps that define cities
In this book, each city becomes an archive of memory and power, accessed through streets and riverfronts rather than state…
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Embers under the pheran
Amir Khusrau once wrote that if paradise ever descended to earth, it chose to do so in Kashmir. I first…
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