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Friday, 26 June 2026

" ARE YOU FLETCHER ? "

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  It has been my experience that every District Collectorate is usually haunted by its own resident lunatic, somewhat like ancient mansions ...
Saturday, 20 June 2026

WHERE HAVE ALL THE DRAGON-FLIES GONE ?

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  Biodiversity is perhaps the most unacknowledged component of the natural environment, and the attention of policy makers rarely goes beyon...
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Friday, 12 June 2026

BOOK REVIEW - INDONESIA, THE BEAUTIFUL ARCHIPELAGO.

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           INDONESIA- THE BEAUTIFUL ARCHIPELAGO             BY   AFTAB  SETH                PUBLISHED BY BIRCH BOOKS, 2026.                 ...
Saturday, 6 June 2026

GYMKHANA CLUB AND THE POWER OF MYTHS.

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Delhi's chatterati, who always need something more than just fried peanuts with their gin and tonic, are abuzz these days with the lates...
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Saturday, 30 May 2026

A BRIEF GUIDE TO OFFICIAL DINNERS.

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    The IAS, unlike its progenitor the ICS, will bequeath few memories other than those of Chief Secretaries being voted the most corrup...
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Sunday, 24 May 2026

AN APOLOGY MAY BE IN ORDER, YOUR LORDSHIP.

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  Hon'ble Chief Justice, May I, a humble member of the Blatta (Oriental)  genus of cockroaches, make so bold as to express my utter stup...
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Friday, 15 May 2026

"TIGER ABHI ZINDA HAI !"-- BUT ELECTIONS ARE IN THE ICU.

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  [ It was reported by the Satya Hindi news channel, and reiterated by a Congress spokesperson, that after the declaration of the West Benga...
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Avay Shukla
The author retired from the IAS in December 2010. A keen environmentalist and trekker he writes for various publications and websites on the environment, governance and social issues. He has published seven books: THE TRAILS LESS TRAVELLED (2015), THE SPECTER OF CHOOR DHAR (2019), POLYTICKS, DEMOCRAZY AND MUMBO-JUMB0 (2020), THE WASTED YEARS (2021), THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S DOG AND OTHER COLLEAGUES (2023), DISAPPEARING DEMOCRACY-DISMANTLING OF A NATION (2024) and the most recent one, HOLY COWS AND LOOSE CANNONS (2025).He divides his time between Delhi and his cottage in a small village above Shimla.
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