By: Surekha Dhaleta
Akkad bakkad bambe po, assi nabbe poore sau…. The equivalent to this in Pahari (I’m familiar with the Upper Shimla region only) is Idki bidki danda didki, taklo bhai ree botia, suno roopo jotey…
A few months back, noted author and veteran journalist, Khushwant Singh, delved upon such nonsensical verses in India in his [...]

By: NITYIN
Chipping in from 9,500 ft in the foot hills of Himalayas… Narkanda. It’s been raining here like cats and dogs and had a light snowfall in the evening… Please pardon my slurr… thanks to three servings of Ol’ Monk… hic… the permissible quota from my high command… like a dutiful husband, have to obey [...]