What happens when at 27 your yet to be father in law expects you to own a house? Quite obvious in love you get into searching mode to find home which not only suits your needs but also matches expectations of your would be and her extended family. A similar scenario recently happened with a [...]
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Pilgrimage to Dhule
It took us 6 years for our college friends to come toegther on this August 15th. Well the pilgrimage as I term this journey lasted 2 days and we did not realise that it was time to leave. There were 10 of us who managed to reach Dhule from Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Pune and Shimla. [...]
Water Water Everywhere
Come summer’s and you are bound to find “Water water everywhere†especially if you happen to reside in Dev Bhoomi’s own capital Shimla. Well if by any chance you are thinking of owning an accommodation or travelling to hill station, kindly be aware that you will get into situation and think about “Water water everywhereâ€. [...]
Garbage queen Shimla amongst garbage capped mountains of Himachal
Thinking of Shimla, Dharamshala or Manali will lead you to think of snow covered peaks, green and pollution free environs. Let’s get the record straight as most of these hill stations in Himachal will welcome you with tonnes of garbage lying along the streets or thrown along the crevices in forests. The local newspapers write [...]
Brocolli revolution in Himachal; brothers from Mahunag show way
By: Varun Rattan Singh Often we hear people saying in Himachal: “Nothing can be done hereâ€. These words have been abused to an extent that the very idea has become firmly engraved in minds of young people in Himachal. The basic idea of Young Guns column at HimVani, here is to break this thought process. [...]
Harrowing experience with AIRTEL
Never in my life I have written a complaint. This one is coming after 6 days of doing rounds of AIRTEL shops,talking to retailer,dealer and customer reps. This Monday (16th April 2007) I had purchased a AIRTEL SIM from a shop in Sector 30, Faridabad. I gave the shop owner documents which he wanted and [...]