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