Dehradun, Jan. 19 -- Finally, I have done it.

I think finally I have stirred the pot of web-chatter, though most inadvertently by writing about sleepy Jharipani. Understandably, my friend Rajiv Kapoor, an old acorn, now a sturdy oak was not too pleased. An old OG alumni, he had taken umbrage to 'there isn't much to commend Jhids.' Perhaps I should have qualified it with 'tourists' not finding enough there.

'Oak Grove alone had so many distinctions. Cemented tennis courts, squash court and a separate ground for each of the sports, with of course our swimming pool.. There was a library holding books with sepia coloured pages from the 19th century. The hospital was the biggest in Mussoorie. We gave many boys to represent India in the hocke...