Dehradun, March 3 -- Family album from the past courtesy Rahul Kohli

By: Ganesh Saili

'Was Mussoorie always like this?' asks author Madhu Gurung, living in Dehradun. Chance had brought us together at a function.

'Madhu!' I assure her, 'I promise it was not always so!'

Not until Lal Tibba, Winter Line, and Landour Bakehouse went viral on social media. All three pulled together to shovel in the crowds.

Walking through the bazaar the other day, I ducked two-wheeler kamikaze squads hurtling my way. I owe a debt of gratitude to the New Age heroes, for my vocabulary, at least the unprintable variety, has blossomed! Gone are the mundane BCs and the UKPs. My latest additions to the lexicon would have made me a prime candidate for an honoris ...