New Year 2019

Was reflecting on the era when almost every town kept its own local time, defined by the Sun. There were no international protocols for how time should be measured. Mid-1850s saw the emergence of public clocks in Great Britain set to GMT, one of them being the Big Ben. Its comforting chimes were used for decades to herald the transition from the Old to the New Year. Even when its clock mechanism was dismantled for renovation, they would activate the chimes with the help of a specially built electric mechanism to power the hammer weighing 200 kilograms!

As the New Year approached, Time stood still at the recently concluded retreat by the hillside. Refreshing mountain air gave much needed rejuvenation to transit into another calendar year.

Here’s wishing you all a great year ahead.