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The lost world of Bhanodi Gompa: Discovered and now fading away

Written on 27 Oct, 2008 at 2:58 in Citizen Voice, Culture, Daily news | viewed times | 1 Comment
The lost world of Bhanodi Gompa: Discovered and now fading away

By: Swarn Deepak Raina There’s an unusual silence up here at this place hidden from the world. It’s a one-man civilization, that of a lama – Bawa Sonam Gyatso – the last of Buddhist believers living here guarding the centuries-old... (Continue reading)

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Vaidya Surat Singh: Engineer of ‘Pajhota Andolan’ of Sirmour

Written on 14 Aug, 2008 at 18:26 in Advocacy, Culture, Daily news | viewed times | 2 Comments

By: Sanjeev Verma Shimla: As we celebrate the 61st anniversary of Indian Independence, we are deeply indebted to those great heroes of Indian freedom struggle, who sacrificed everything for its sake. Himachal Pradesh, too, has its contribution in freedom struggle... (Continue reading)

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The Mysticism of Mandi’s Mahashivratri

Written on 6 Apr, 2008 at 10:21 in Culture | viewed times | 4 Comments
The Mysticism of Mandi’s Mahashivratri

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... (Continue reading)

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Shimla Walker hospital to be operational by 2011

Written on 27 Jun, 2007 at 14:46 in Culture, Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments

HimVani Shimla: The popular Walker Military Hospital in Shimla, that was gutted in fire in 1998, would be back again in operation by 2011, according to Lt Gen S Mukherjee, AVSM, Director General Medical Services. Walker Hospital came into being... (Continue reading)

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