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Ssumier S Pasricha aka Pammi Aunty: An Inspiring Story of a Proud Black Sheep

Well, who doesn't know Pammi Aunty today? The middle aged woman with green mask on her face, a towel wrapped around her head weirdly enough...

The Less Celebrated Success Stories in Mission Mars

India's successful mission to Mars, Mangalyaan, was all over newspapers and social media, and a group of beaming female scientists celebrated the moment.   Girls are...

How CBFC Is Ruining Our Movies And Controlling Our Lives

The Central Board of Film Certification (or the Censor Board) is a statutory censorship and classification body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of...

Why 26 January was the Date Chosen for Republic Day?

Most of us have/had the tormenting  time of our life during those 45 minutes History classes in the school days and when finally we...

Chandigarh Roads: Grim Reminder of Co-existing The Rich & The Poor World

There are two worlds that we live in that do seem to be one, but in reality co-exist with stark differences in everything. The...

Traffic Congestion Eats up Another Roundabout

Last month the Chandigarh administration replaced rotaries at sector 33 and 34 and sector 32 and 33 with traffic lights, and now roundabout of sector 43 and 44 is being removed.

Sector 17’s Losing Charm. What Has Gone Wrong?

Sector 17, heart of Le Corbusier’s city,  is fast losing its popularity. Sector 17  was not just Chandigarh's most celebrated shopping and hangout destination,...

Chandigarh Airport Naming Controversy: Bhagat Singh V/S Mangal Sein

Who says what’s in a name? Well, it’s definitely a controversy here! Since its inauguration, Chandigarh Airport has been a cause of joy for travelers here,...

Where Have All the Sabziwalas in Chandigarh Gone?

Aloo, tamatar, gobi, gajar, matar lelo... Chandigarh early risers might not have rooster's morning crowing to wake them up, but for late risers (like my...

Not ‘Candles’ In My Name

“Junaid Khan publicly lynched but no eyewitnesses step up, CCTV footage allegedly tampered.” – Financial Express. (June, 2017) “Why 200 people did not see a dead...