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These are some of my writings on Uttarakhand, some of which were published in the local press (Garhwal Post) and some in Times of India (Doon Plus). They are here for you to read and comment upon.

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1 Give us trees, we will give you votes, 22-Jan-12
2 Time to blow the whistle, 28-Dec-11
3 Saving your child's childhood, 27-Dec-11
4 Deserted villages of Uttarakhand, 14-Dec-11
5 Why Gairsain ?, 11-Dec-11
6 Unbridled "Party Making" : Is it good for Indian Democracy ?, 04-Dec-11
7 It has been an eventful journey, 30-Nov-11
8 Why should Kasab NOT be hanged., 27-Nov-11
9 An Open letter to Shri LK Advani on his Rath Yatra , 19-Nov-11
10 My State ! My Dream !!, 13-Nov-11
11 Bonding with the Trees, 31-Oct-11
12 Bindal Bachao, 18-May-11
13 Is this not beautiful enough?, 03-Mar-11
14 Old tree gets a new home, 27-Feb-11
15 Whose Dehra Dun is it, anyway?, 22-Dec-10
16 Beauties show how to keep your city clean, 08-Dec-10
17 The Second Annual Dehra Dun Tree Festival, 01-Dec-10
18 Dealing with Disasters in Uttarakhand, 15-Sep-10
19 CFGD raises concern over four laning of Doon - Delhi Highway, 08-Sep-10
20 Quit Uttarakhand Day, 31-Aug-10
21 Environmentalists see RED over Government plan to axe GREEN forest, 31-Aug-10
22 CFGD protests move to transfer forest land in Raipur, 20-Aug-10
23 An Evening Dedicated to Ganga, 14-Jul-10
24 Chief Minister gets a six foot postcard, 23-Jun-10
25 50 Villages against 26 Gori Ganga hydroprojects, 16-Jun-10
26 Give them their due credit, 03-Jun-10
27 Green Shops felicitated in Dehradun, 05-May-10
28 Music is his life, 05-May-10
29 Gone in Four Days., 21-Apr-10
30 Small but Sound, 14-Apr-10
31 Govt contractor makes a third futile attempt to cut a tree, 14-Apr-10
32 CFGD protests axing of 95 trees by ONGC, 01-Apr-10
33 Yes, We Can!, 17-Mar-10
34 Lets Spring into action, 03-Mar-10
35 Operation Successful, 24-Feb-10
36 Green Valentine March, 17-Feb-10
37 Not a Good Marketing Strategy, 03-Feb-10
38 CFGD Delegation meets PCCF, 30-Jan-10
39 Doon Major awarded Shaurya Chakra, 29-Jan-10
40 These Carts need an overhaul, 13-Jan-10
41 CFGD Delegation Alerts Governor on Environmental Issues, 11-Jan-10
42 Misplaced Priorities, 10-Jan-10
43 Where have they gone?, 10-Jan-10
44 Whodunit?, 20-Dec-09
45 Ouch! It hurts....., 25-Nov-09
46 Protestors stop tree felling at Rashtrapati Ashiana at Jakhan, 23-Nov-09
47 Green Monitors, 11-Nov-09
48 Ninth Uttarakhand Statehood Day, 09-Nov-09
49 Time for Introspection, 08-Nov-09
50 The Brahmanwala Khala Demolitions Saga, 01-Nov-09
51 Let's narrow it down to the basics...., 14-Oct-09
52 Popular Protest forces timber contractors to stop tree felling at Parade Ground, 12-Oct-09
53 The Dam Debate, 04-Oct-09
54 Ek thi Prithvi, Ek thi Gaura...., 30-Sep-09
55 The Red Bully on India's Border, 20-Sep-09
56 They got into the Act!, 16-Sep-09
57 Green Revolution -- Anti - tree cutting movement gains momentum., 02-Sep-09
58 Kaladungi Mayhem: Is Uttarakhand heading the Bihar way?, 30-Aug-09
59 The destruction of Doon's Green Cover, 09-Aug-09
60 New Urban Chipko Movement on Anvil?, 09-Aug-09
61 Green Revolution -- Doonites turn up to save Parade Ground trees., 05-Aug-09
62 Let's Get Together, 29-Jul-09
63 The Dixit Commission Report: Is it really relevant?, 26-Jul-09
64 Aab Tak 2, 08-Jul-09
65 Dear Chief Minister, 01-Jul-09
66 The "Behad Jhagralu Party" of Uttarakhand., 28-Jun-09
67 The Police Encounter in Vasant Vihar., 23-Jun-09
68 Elections 2009: Understanding & Looking Beyond the 5-0 Rout, 14-Jun-09
69 Politicians and their Poll Vaults, 25-Feb-09
70 Doon's Dismal City Bus Service, 22-Feb-09
71 Decongesting Doon, 11-Feb-09
72 Lock kiya Jaye!, 04-Feb-09
73 Crime in the City, 01-Feb-09
74 Development Without Compassion, 14-Jan-09
75 For a Clean and Green Doon, 11-Jan-09
76 Blackmailers in Khaki: Several Unanswered Questions., 11-Jan-09
77 Will We? Should We?, 28-Dec-08
78 Why is Dehra Dun turning into an Open Air Urinal, 17-Dec-08
79 Measure for Measure, 10-Dec-08
80 The Mumbai Mayhem -- A different perspective., 07-Dec-08
81 Reeling under Rallies, 07-Dec-08
82 Mumbai Mayhem -- Is there a "buck" these days?, 30-Nov-08
83 Of Rampage and Reunion, 26-Nov-08
84 Can we learn from Malegaon Blast Probe?, 23-Nov-08
85 Warming the Winter Chill in Dehra Dun, 23-Nov-08
86 Who needs a helmet -- Not me!, 19-Nov-08
87 Barak & Us, 16-Nov-08
88 Doon Dairy -- Fete Accomplished, 04-Nov-08
89 Police Encounters & the "Other" Indian, 02-Nov-08
90 Eveteasing in Dehra Dun: Focus: MKP College., 12-Oct-08
91 Political Victimization of Police in Uttarakhand, 05-Oct-08
92 Why?, 28-Sep-08
93 Unsafe in the City., 17-Sep-08
94 Are We a Secular Nation?, 14-Sep-08
95 The Menace of Eve Teasing in Dehra Dun, 07-Sep-08
96 Junction of Death claims another life in Dehra dun, 02-Sep-08
97 Bus, Stop -- Plight of DIT /MIS students in Doon., 27-Aug-08
98 Kashmir -- Time to move on?, 24-Aug-08
99 Happy Independence Day, 16-Aug-08
100 India Corruption Report 2007, 10-Aug-08
101 Do we need freedom from Bandhs?, 04-May-08
102 Why should we even think about Tibet?, 30-Mar-08
103 First Anniversary of BJP, 16-Mar-08
104 What ails tourism in Uttarakhand, 17-Feb-08
105 The Delimitation Disaster, 14-Jan-08
106 McCarthyism in Uttarakhand, 23-Dec-07
107 Transparency International, Uttarakhand Branch, 12-Dec-07
108 International Anti-Corruption Day: 9th Dec 2007, 09-Dec-07
109 India, 18-Nov-07
110 Karva Chauth -- Glorified Gender Discrimination?, 04-Nov-07
111 Direct Democracy... the Next Gen Democracy for India!, 28-Oct-07
112 Reforming the Police in Dehra Dun, 24-Oct-07
113 Towards a better Dehra Dun...., 14-Oct-07
114 Regulating the Real Estate, 09-Oct-07
115 Three reforms India needs to debate now!, 06-Oct-07
116 The Indo- US Nuclear Deal -- things you should know!, 28-Sep-07
117 Missing: 40 Million Indian Women!, 16-Sep-07
118 Power to People, 29-Aug-07
119 Uttarakhand Land Ordinance, 26-Aug-07
120 Murder in God's Own Land, 22-Aug-07
121 The Fight for Land in Uttarakhand, 18-Aug-07
122 Chaos on roads of Doon, 12-Aug-07
123 Towards a better Dehra Dun...10 ways you can help., 06-Aug-07
124 Ways to reduce corruption in Uttarakhand, 05-Aug-07
125 Green Electricity for Uttarakhand, 18-Jul-07
126 Tackling Corruption in Uttarakhand, 15-Jul-07
127 Towards Better Roads, 01-Jul-07
128 Capital Matters, 10-Jun-07
129 Do Regional Parties have a role in Uttarakhand, 10-Jun-07
130 Does Uttarakhand need another Big Dam?, 27-May-07
131 Do we really care for Uttarakhand?, 13-May-07