Dehradun, Oct. 18 -- This is a rare sunset that occurs only in Switzerland.or in India, and that also in our very own hills of Mussoorie. The sun going down into the blue-black depth of the Doon Valley, immediately below a horizontal line of bright light of red/crimson hue, is indeed a rare sight. The horizon so created is one of nature's rare wonders, and, so straight, that it appears as if a student drew the line with precise measurements, to divide the western sky in two distinct colours of golden bright and dark blue-black. Above the line, everything is visible while immediately below is pitch dark.

Of course, many of us have seen it and often, but the desire to see it yet again is an endless experience. Why I am saying so is because...