Diplomatic Musings

The earliest memory of a Maharaja of Patiala ingrained in my mind pertains to the period immediately after independence of the country. Punj...

The following article appeared in the publication Guru Nanak Foundation, ND, Quarterly, 'Studies in Sikhism & Comparative Religion...

Reminiscences on his Birth Day I can vividly recollect that it was around 21st of February; 1957.We had finished the sixth and the last pape...

For a liberal mind - perhaps, better to say, ‘liberated mind’ or ‘secular mind’ - in independent India, the word ‘religion’ - Dharma , acco...

Since my return to Delhi in retirement in 2004 after crisscrossing the continents for consecutive 21 years-including 777 days in Pakistan du...

The following article appeared in the online publication South Asia Post , Issue 127 Vol VI, January 15, 2011 THE Bharat Pravasi Divas(PBD) ...

Here is my article on eminent Punjabi poet Surjit Patar , who was recently awarded the prestigious award of Saraswati Samman . During the ...

The following article appeared in the online publication South Asia Post , Issue 121 Vol VI, October 15, 2010 THE kindergarten teachers know...

The following article appeared in the online publication South Asia Post , Issue 119 Vol V, September 15, 2010 Nawab of Malerkotla, Iftikhar...