By Our Staff Reporter Garhwal Post, January 3, 2007 Dehradun, 2 Jan: The Uttarakhand Rajya Andolankari Manch today paid tribute to the martyrs of the statehood agitation at Shahid Sthal today and also expressed gratitude towards the Congress for changing the name of the state…
By Janaki Kremmer Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 3, 2007 “It’s not enough to just note the fact that the glaciers are melting. The impact of that is not being focused on at all.” — Joseph Thsetan Gergan, WADIA Institute of Himalayan Glaciology Billions of people…
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, December 31, 2006 And so as the New Year dawns, Uttarakhand has finally come to be. Perhaps not in the way most expected or even would have wanted, but alas, nothing is predictable in politics. With the President’s assent to…
Zee News, December 30, 2006 Dehra Dun, Dec 30: Alarm bells have started ringing in the Garhwal himalayas of Uttaranchal amid reports that traditional crops are on the verge of extinction. This has caused fresh concern among agronomists who are calling for preservation of traditional…
By Harsh Dobhal 28 December, 2006 Countercurrents.org With the Tehri water gushing into the Sonia Vihar water treatment plant, a long wait by a parched Delhi has ended with the completion of the first phase of the controversial Tehri dam project. As of mid-July, the…
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post 21 December 2006 Recently I had the good fortune to visit Nainital for the first time. The town was wonderful surprise. Naini lake itself seemed quite clean and a far cry from the grim warnings of its imminent demise I…
Dehradun, 5 December 2006 This Tuesday, Derhadun’s town hall played host to a well-attended Jugalbandhi that brought together two of Uttarakhand most eminent poets in the cause of rebellion. Hosted by the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) and the Umesh Dobhal Smirti Trust, Girish Tiwari…
[bubbleshare 93422.dd54c228bbd] NAINITAL, 27 Nov.: A unique cybercultural convergence was showcased this weekend with the premiere of “Myar Pahar”, a compilation of songs performed by young Delhiites of Uttarakhandi origin. Taking as their motto “spreading culture to the next generation,” the internet-based group spearheaded by…
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, November 23, 2006 State Formation Day, the CII “Uttaranchal” Fair, and the Uttarakhand Mahotsav have come and gone from the desert scrub of the once lush Parade and Rangers’ Grounds. The glossy pamphlets and display tables of the various state…
Best known for “Bedu Pako, Bara Masa” this new book unearths the intriguing story and radical roots of Mohan Upreti, one of Uttarakhand’s greatest cultural artists. Who knew that Bedu Pako was first performed in front of Khrushchev? By Jaya Ramanathan The Hindu, November 21,…
A Dream Reclaimed?
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, December 31, 2006 And so as the New Year dawns, Uttarakhand has finally come to be. Perhaps not in the way most expected or even would have wanted, but alas, nothing is predictable in politics. With the President’s assent to…
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