Jagpreet Luthra

The endangered house sparrow is making a slow comeback

20/03/202022/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

By Jagpreet Luthra March 20 is observed as the World Sparrow Day. The House Sparrow, once an integral part of our immediate environment, all but disappeared almost two decades ago. These common birds, that lived in the cavities of our houses and polished off our leftover food, today sits on the red list of […]

When Nanak’s poetry flowed in Puri

12/11/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Jagpreet Luthra The ambience of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, today cannot even be a patch on what it would have been five centuries ago. Yet, those who stand there watching the Aarti at night, the frothing sea as the fountain, swear by its breath-taking beauty. So did Guru Nanak – as he stood at […]