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Shimla: On the occasion of 125th birth year of popular Hindi writer Chandradhar Sharma ‘Guleri’, a special screening of the film Usne Kaha Tha based on one of his popular stories would be held here on July 19, in the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.
Legendary filmmaker, Bimal Roy made the film in 1960. The story [...]

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एस आर हरनोट की बहुचर्चित कहानी ‘बिल्लियां बतियाती है‘, हिन्दी की कालजयी कहानियों में शामिल की गई है। ‘हिन्दी की कालजयी कहानियां’ का पांच खंडों में साहित्य अकादमी, दिल्ली द्वारा प्रकाशन किया जा रहा है जिसका संपादन प्रख्यात लेखक स्व. कमलेश्वर ने किया है।
उन्होंने इस कहानी का चयन अकादेमी की इस महत्वपूर्ण व वृहद् योजना [...]

By: Satyakam Bharti
Heritage status to the Kalka-Shimla rail by UNESCO is being seen as a major boost to the tourism sector in the region, but little do we understand its importance as a defining moment in recognising the subaltern history of the country. Indian Railway’s decision to dedicate a museum to Bhalku, the uneducated, low [...]

द्वाराः एस आर हरनोट
प्रख्यात साहित्यकार श्री चंद्रधर शर्मा गुलेरी का यह १२५वां जंयती वर्ष है। उनका जन्म ७ जुलाई, १८८३ में हुआ था। उनको याद करते हुए आज शिमला में जाने-माने कवि-आलोचक श्री श्रीनिवास श्रीकांत की अध्यक्षता में एक बैठक का आयोजन किया गया जिसमें हिमालयन साहित्य, संस्कृति एवं पर्यावरण संरक्षण मंच के प्रभारियों एवं [...]

By: Geetali Tare
The drama is not dead but liveth, and contains the germs of better things.
- WILLIAM ARCHER, About the Theatre
I love Shimla. Though not by birth, I consider myself an honorary Himachali. I claim this by virtue of having been able to visit this state over two dozen times in the past 15 [...]

By: Surekha Dhaleta
Himachal Pradesh, as is given the sobriquet - Devbhoomi - the Land of Gods, has its nook and corner brimming with temples. A unique feature which one can observe all over the state is that people aligned to certain deities, symbolically express their devotion in calligraphy, in respect of their deity. For example, [...]

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Kangra miniature paintings are set to reach art lovers across the world, and that too with the click of the mouse, as for the first time an effort has been made to preserve the tradition over the ‘world wide web’. On Saturday Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal will inaugurate kangraarts.org, the first-of-its-kind wbsite [...]

By: Saroj Thakur
The Blend of Ancient and the Modern
Mandi and Mahashivratri seem to have become synonymous as when we name one the other comes to mind immediately! Like all other festivals Mandi Mahashivratri, too, has some legends behind it and the legend has Lord Shiva behind it. Legend has it that a cow used to [...]

Kangra miniature paintings have for long been a symbol of our cultural identity. But, over the years, the art form has almost vanished with just a handful of artists practising the intricate style of painting. Recently, a couple of miniature lovers made an effort to revive the medieval art, formed the Kangra Arts Promotion Society [...]

By: Ajai Srivastava
Shimla: The state may be far away from the Indian Ocean, but the concern to save Ram Setu can be seen gaining momentum in Himachal Pradesh too. Floating stones, especially brought from Rameshwaram, are attracting a large number of people in Shimla and other places in this hill state. They call it Ram [...]