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My Days at Kedarnath- Puneet Bakshi
October 13, 2014 1 Comment on My Days at Kedarnath- Puneet BakshiIt was the evening of 16th, after 2days of non-stop downpour, that I finally saw a bit of clear sky. The news of landslides causing the destruction of road to Gaurikund had reached us. There was also some rumour of one Helicopter having swept away in the flood in another part of the state. The…
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The chopper pilot
August 7, 2014 No Comments on The chopper pilotIt is hard to understand why people like Puneet did what they did in Uttarakhand. Would we have done the same? The fact is heroes are heroes because they are exceptional people. We live in a time when the term hero is usually only used ironically. I wonder what we lose in our imagination, and…
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Uttarakhand: One Year After the Deluge
August 7, 2014 No Comments on Uttarakhand: One Year After the DelugeA year after the cloudburst and flash floods that ravaged Uttarakhand last year, we revisit the scenes of tragedy to see just how far rehabilitation has taken place, and whether any lessons have been learnt after the heavy human cost of a natural disaster that wrecked man made havoc across the state. http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/uttarakhand-one-year-after-the-deluge/326014
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