Himachalis have too much to lose
If you must have read through my earlier post, you’ll see that I’d mentioned clearly that Himachalis lack the self-confidence because they have too much too lose. We have a business running, we have agriculture that may not be growing but giving enough and satisfactory...
Entrepreneurship: Do Himachalis lack self-confidence?
Yes, Himachalis lack self-confidence. Himachalis lack self confidence to take risks. And Punjabis are the most in my opinion oozing with self-confidence. They know how to take risks and may be that’s why they are more successful than anybody else. I may also bring in...
Jai Himachal – II
So somebody said that I have an Ego… to say Jai Himachal! EGO! Yes, I have an ego. When I say ‘I’ , within quotes, ego naturally comes. And ‘I’ comes from Idest. Then I comes from (I)dentity. We all are human beings… and we...
Jai Himachal – I
Sometime ago, some people objected to a few of the Himachalis saying: “Jai Himachal“. their argument was to say just: “Jai Hind“. I think there is nothing wrong in saying “Jai Himachal” and there is nothing wrong in saying Jai Hind. Just that we shouldn’t...
Environment / Red Dhaan / Water Harvesting in Himachal
Long time back we were discussing the topic on the effect of the environment on Himachal. I see that did not take off on a serious note. Let us start it once again. As far as I remember the last point raised by somebody was…...
What is development?
Permit me to ask this question… “What is development?” Is it industry… polluting factory… felling down trees… how long are we going to sustain this development…? Can anyone answer that? Somebody asked me… “Environment is important, but is it more important than Himachali people?” Well,...
Is US the oldest democracy?
Somebody referred to USA as the oldest democracy.Is it so? US has a problem of “make believe”, which at least I am not going to fall in the trap. Let us get the facts clear. The word democracy in the first place was not coined...
Hatkoti Tourism / Brand ambassadors
I read this news item a few years ago that Karnataka signed Rahul Dravid and Vasundhra (of Hey Ram fame) as brand icons for promotion of tourism. I fail to wonder if Himachal is seriously in a slumber. The Central government is promoting tourism with...
Development and Investment / Apples reach saturation
There may be people who find the Himalayan terrain to be difficult but they must have seen the progress in other hilly states not Himachal. The terrain should not deter Himachal from making all-round progress. True. But when we are looking at foreign investment, tourism...
Of human bondage
The silence of the mountains veils mysteries that would fascinate humans till eternity. And for someone living in the shadows of these mighty mountains fascination generally turns into humble submission to the supernatural. There is little option but to believe in the myths and taboos...
Accident!
Accident ho gaya Raba Raba!!! Thank God! Permanent nahin hua! In the past two three months, I’ve had more than 7 – 8 accidents and four of them in the past two weeks itself. It’s not that I’ve not been concentrating while driving. Rather may...
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