By : Isha Sharma The beautiful state, Himachal Pradesh is the fruit basket for the country. Many exotic fruits like apple, pears, peaches, cherries, apricots, almonds, plums, pomegranate, strawberries etc are cultivated here. Another outlandish fruit which is Kiwi, is...
By: Eesha Duggal Living and growing up in Shimla  feels like being Mogli of Jungle Book sometimes. Born in the building, somewhere, in the jungles, then playing in the woods, climbing every possible tree, running at the site of monkeys,...
The number of migratory birds that visit Pond Dam every winter fell down this season by at least 17,000 numbers. The good news though is that about 20 new kinds of fresh water birds were seen this season. A...
By: SAROJ THAKUR The belief and the relief (Pic copyright: Saroj Thakur) Just 5 kms. away from Baijnath, another temple attracts the devotees because of its timeless appeal–Maha Kaal—The abode of the mighty Shiva, the lord of the Destruction! This is...
HimVani Mumbai: Himachal Mitra, a cultural magazine dedicated to the art and literature in Himachal Pradesh, held Pahari Day at Himachal Bhawan in Mumbai on November 1. A large number of Himachalis settled in Mumbai attended the function presided over...
By: Surekha The tag line on the website of HRTC loudly spells out - HRTC: safe service & courteous service. I had always vied for traveling by HRTC buses having full faith in the government undertaking, but a recent experience...
By: Naresh Sharma Throughout my life, I have been a victim of bitter experience relating to my mother tongue - "Kangri".  Though born and brought up in Delhi, I still believe I belong to district Kangra,  Himachal Pradesh (HP).  My...
By: Mahesh Chander Sharma Mandi (Dec 2): The government of Himachal Pradesh has been talking much about protecting environment, but in reality things appear to have turned from bad to worst as is evident from this case whereby...

Shreya & Biniya

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Courtesy: Heek featured Shreya Sharma, who plays Biniya in Vishal Bhardwaj’s new movie The Blue Umbrella, in its first issue in April 2006. Some excerpts from that feature: “I’m very possessive about my belongings,” says 13-year-old Shreya Sharma. That’s just like...
HimVani Hamirpur: All is set for the three-day state-level Holi festival at Sujanpur Tira, that begins on February 26. The main function will be held at the historic Chaugan, one of the biggest grounds in the state. HP Chief Minister Prem...