Soon, the irony appeared. This Himalayan town was developed by the colonial power to escape the summer heat of the plains. Now the climate-change, brought on by rampant western industrialization, has been burning past colonial capitals. Mother Nature was warning all along.
Editor's Choice Reema was deeply asleep when her smartphone’s alarm began ringing. A millennial entrepreneur, she was in Darjeeling to close a lucrative deal. Waking up, she opened the curtain of her hotel room in sixth floor. A magnificent view of the snow-capped Mount Kanchenjunga appeared; a world battered by a pandemic and an ongoing war, the nature remained beautiful.
Soon, the irony appeared. This Himalayan town was developed by the colonial power to escape the summer heat of the plains. Now the climate-change, brought on by rampant western industrialization, has been burning past colonial capitals. Mother Nature was warning all along.
Bill Cox
29/7/2022 03:29:41 pm
I fear Mother Nature is about to become a strict disciplinarian to her children! Nice story and inspiring photo, Sankar.
Mimi Grouse
30/7/2022 07:59:59 am
None so deaf as those who want to be. Excellent story, Sankar.
Sue Clayton
31/7/2022 03:05:20 am
Perhaps Mother Nature keeps showing us her beauty in the hope that one day the world will heed her visions. Your picture should inspire the world.
Sankar Chatterjee
2/8/2022 03:13:51 am
Hello Bill, Mimi, and Sue: Comments are closed.
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