Editorial
Posted by Editor in Editorial, Issue 09, Issues, Vol. II on 01. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
As I sit to write the editorial of this issue, quite a few things are going in my mind. The primary being the Helicopter Crash on April 19th that killed 17 people injuring 6 others. In that crash, we lost a Rakesh Barua (aka Anupam Barua). He was a great bassist and inspiration to many [...]
Rakesh Barua – A Tribute to a musical Journey
Posted by Tinam Borah in Cover Story, Fried Eye Special, Fried Jukebox, Issue 09, Issues, Sections, Vol. II on 01. May, 2011 | 1 Comment
“He lived like a rockstar, and died like one.” – Suman Dutta (Moonwind) “The news is yet to sink in. For it was just before Bihu that I met him at his house. Rakesh da was busy that last day I met him; he had a performance in R&B club that evening. But [...]
Shillong
Posted by Vidhu Priya Bhadgal in Issue 09, Issues, Sections, SeeNEw, Type 2, Vol. II on 01. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
Travel. As Huxley famously said, “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries”. Shillong. Just the bare thought makes me smile. With sobriquets like “Scotland of the East”, “Abode of Clouds”, and “Garden of Eden”, Shillong is a treat for both imagination and the senses. The air filled with its own [...]
Chunga Chaul
Posted by Hardeep Singh Matharu in Fried and Tasty, Issue 09, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 01. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
“Food is a symptom of our culture. The way that we grow and eat food tells us everything about who we are. Everything.” –Mary Rohlfing, Morning Owl Farm ‘Chunga chaul’ means rice made in bamboo tubes. Rice is known as ‘chaul’ in local dialects and ‘chunga’ refers to bamboo tubes cut between nodes with one [...]
Jaanmoni : A Review
Posted by Manjil P. Saikia in Issue 09, Issues, Movie Desk, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 01. May, 2011 | 2 Comments
Language: Assamese Title: Jaanmoni Genre: Drama Director: Rajesh Bhuyan Cast: Jatin Bora, Shyamontika,Utpal Das Rating: With Bihu, there comes a multitude of Bihu song albums each bringing out a distinctive video feature film of their own. This has been the trend for almost the last half decade. But this time, the norm has been broken [...]
One of a kind: Preity Zinta
Posted by Shishir Gautam in Issue 09, Issues, Movie Desk, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 01. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
Preity Zinta was last seen in Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth. While the film was not accepted by the audience, the actress’s work received appreciated. And two years since then the actress has finally given her nod to do another film. She says the break was deliberate as she wanted to concentrate on business – [...]
Despair
Posted by Manjil P. Saikia in 55 Fiction, Creative Writing, Issue 09, Issues, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 01. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
There are people desperate for money; desperate for food, but the worst kind are the ones desperate for love. She understood this fact late, and that cost her love. The silent tears that rolled down her cheeks couldn’t wash away her grief. Finally she told her friend, “He has a girlfriend. And it’s not me”
The Bike Thing
Posted by Deepti Goud in Art, Issue 09, Issues, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 01. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
