Monthly Archives: February 2009

Remembering Bijender

Outer Delhi Charms-Horse cart on a foggy winter morning… Onwards to Najafgah “He died a hero, never discriminating against his only daughter, despite being disowned by his own father for not having a son” came a comment from Mamta, who … Continue reading

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Moon Reflections on the Ganga

  And the last puff of the day wind brought from the unseen villages, the scent of damp wood-smoke, hot cakes, dripping undergrowth and rotting pine cones. That is the true smell of the Himalayas, and if once it creeps … Continue reading

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Sagar is Ten

Palam Vihar-May 1999-Sagar and Divya with their grandfather-Brigadier Dr.Prem Narain Bhatt The Child is Father to the Man ‘THE child is father to the man.’ How can he be? The words are wild. Suck any sense from that who can: … Continue reading

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