TAPAS CHAKRABORTY, The Telegraph, September 22 , 2008 Dehra Dun, Sept. 21: People in one of India’s most earthquake-prone zones had mastered the art of building multi-level buildings resistant to seismic movement about a thousand years ago, an engineering study of the structures has revealed.…
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, April 16, 2008 With Nepal all set to become a democratic republic, Indians may be looking on with trepidation as a radical force comes to power in the Himalayan kingdom. They should not, as India played a central role in…
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, February 2008 Parashar Gaur has never stopped dreaming of making the next great Garhwali film. Twenty-five years after his debut of Jagwal (“The Long Wait”), Garhwal’s maiden entry into the ranks of Indian regional cinema, Gaur has returned to India…
By Dr Shailesh Upreti Garhwal Post, 18 February 2008 Dehradun, 17 Feb: “Uttarakhand and Globalisation: Challenges for Sustainable Development” was the topic of a seminar “Hamari Virasat” held, recently, at the Press Club of India, New Delhi. The annual magazine of CUMP (Creative Uttarakhand Myor…
Garhwal Post, October 7, 2007 Srinagar, 6 Oct: The historic first conference of the Uttarakhand History and Culture Association concluded this weekend at H.N.B. Garhwal University in Srinagar, with delegates setting the baseline for professionalism and further growth in scholarly activities in the state. Honoured…
New York City, August 6: The Uttarakhand “trinity” of Shekhar Pathak, Narendra Singh Negi, and “GIR DA” concluded their tour of the US this Monday, returning to New York City to give a powerful presentation on the music and social struggles of the Uttarakhandi people.…
UANA Annual Convention-2007 By Our Staff Reporter Garhwal Post, July 31, 2007 Dehradun, 30 July: Highlanders from all corners of America and also from Canada participated in the annual convention of the Uttaranchal Association of North America (UANA) in New Jersey on 28 July. The…
Chipko Pustakalaya Evam Sanghralaya and Beej Bachao Andolan organized a meeting on 8 May 2007, which was attended by about 50 people from nearby villages besides individuals from Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkashi, Rishikesh and Dehra Dun. As most of local people reach such meetings only…
On May 14, esteemed author and historian Durga Charan Kala passed away at his home in Ranikhet at the age of 84. His recently released biographical study of “Pahari Wilson”, the British forester and adventurer who made Uttarkashi his home in the 1800s, won the…
Melaghat Khatima (Uttarakhand), May 13 : Amid the rhythmic beating of drums and singing, many villagers in Uttarakhand married off two trees in a specially organized wedding ceremony on Sunday. As a banyan tree’s branches got entwined with that of a peepal tree, many superstitious…
The End of Nepal’s Own "Gorkhayani"
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, April 16, 2008 With Nepal all set to become a democratic republic, Indians may be looking on with trepidation as a radical force comes to power in the Himalayan kingdom. They should not, as India played a central role in…
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