What we sow?
Carnage, absolute carnage. That’s what I saw when I passed through the, once familiar, roads of my 2 nd home. It makes little sense to tell a story without some background. So, on a bright and hot Saturday as I sleepily contemplated what to do on my well-deserved day of rest, Theka and Auri landed up at my place with dubious intentions. Their agenda, a hare brained and seemingly ill thought of trip to Simla. Despite my many reservations (and protestations) I got ready and off we went to a place I have come to know as my home away from home. The drive was without incident, a first in my experience, and we entered Himachal around 6 pm. From then on, what I saw saddened me. I understand that development is for the good of the many. It creates jobs, modernizes infrastructure and it could even be life-saving in the long run. But, when I saw the thousands upon thousands of trees chopped up, pulled down, ripped apart. I was crying. Devastation, desolation. The drive