April 10, 1980 Punjab is a dusty plain a thousand miles from the sea. The only water it knows of are the five sluggish meandering rivers...

For The Tribune | December 28, 1979 I knew Mr Lal Singh Kang many years ago as my Sub Divisional Magistrate in Jullundur. A tall,...

Published on December 1, 1979 AMRITSAR, Dec 1 – The cancellation of play on the first day was a big disappointment. A huge crowd had...

Published on November 12, 1979 Mr Parkash Singh Badal will today lay the foundation stone of the Punjab Arts Council building near the...

Published on November 4, 1979 Today the Chief Minister of Punjab will unveil in Ludhiana a 10 ft. high bronze statue of Major Bhupinder...

For The Tribune | September 24, 1979 Kee, Tabo, and Dankhar are among the important Buddhist monasteries, locally known as Gompas, which...

For The Tribune | April 26, 1979 In a country obsessed with the activities of politicians, big and small, the death of a bureaucrat in...

Published on March 4, 1979 At Cambridge University, achieving high academic results is not the main purpose of life. The students are...

For The Tribune | March 29, 1979 I had taken an Air India flight from Heathrow for Delhi. The Jumbo jet was packed with Punjabis looking...

While M. S. Gill writes of the hazards of life in this Himachal area, struck by a disastrous avalanche recently, in the article below Mr...

Published on March 9, 1979 My grandfather loved “datuns”. Along with sugarcane chewing, they were the best recipe for strong sparkling...

For The Sunday Tribune | November 5, 1978 Why is it that our city fathers (I include in this category both officers and elected public...

For The Indian Express | October 6, 1978 Chandigarh: Glorious tributes have been paid to Le Corbusier by many great architects of the...

The author recalls his correspondence with the Army authorities in which he had made a plea for a suitable memorial for the unknown...

For The Sunday Tribune | March 12, 1978 He sits opposite me with the inherent dignity of those born to the soil. A tall grey-bearded man...

Published on February 26, 1978 A Delhi newspaper earlier this month carried two innocent looking news items behind which lies a much...

For The Tribune | January 29, 1978 Delhi is full of marvellous names: Maharani Bagh, Sunehri Bagh, Punjabi Bagh, Gulmohar Park, Green...

For The Tribune | October 24, 1977 I grew up in the shadow of Amritsar, or Ambarsar, as we say in that part of Punjab. My village lies...

For The Sunday Tribune | October 16, 1977 In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran...

For The Sunday Tribune | September 4, 1977 This is not the only Punjab there is. There is another one – the original one – that lies...