July 1, 2011
Equality or Oppression ?
It is said that we live in a multicultural, globalized and free world. States and people are regarded to be…
Category: POLITICS
July 1, 2011
Shopaholism – Analysed
By Jayaprakashan Ambali Consumerism is taking roots in India, spurred by the new shopping malls and fuelled by the high…
June 15, 2011
M.F. Hussain – A tribute to the great artist
– Rathin Dutta, Hrishikesh Bharali Henry Wordsworth Longfellow once wrote- “Lives of great men all remind us We can make…
June 15, 2011
My Wonderful Companion- Bisoni
Prologue: Year: Somewhere in the summer of 2001 Location: A certain locality in the Greater Area of Ushanagar, Tezpur Light…
June 15, 2011
Virtual World…Virtual Relationships
It was sometime around July or August last year a cute little girl gave me a message in Orkut followed …
June 1, 2011
Gandhi and the Cynic
Note: [M. K. Gandhi was invoked from his ashes on a hot May afternoon. It was 43 degree centigrade in…
June 1, 2011
Adieu Welfare State!
The year 2011 marked the beginning of a new trend in world politics. Tunisian president Ben Ali was driven out…
June 1, 2011
Heart to Heart
– Upasana Das Do you remember the last time when you had pulled out a pen from your drawer…
June 1, 2011
Gums and Tattoos
– Hrishikesh Bharali Prologue: A small rubbery substance, rectangular or spherical in size, found in various colours, pink being the…
May 15, 2011
ASSAM ASSEMBLY POLLS 2011: SOME AFTERTHOUGHTS
The verdict is out. The Congress is in power for the third consecutive term and this time it has not…
May 15, 2011
Lost among the clouds!
The people of the North East were yet to recover from the reverberations of the lethal air crash on the…
March 1, 2011
The Lesson
It was my second job after finishing college. I took it up because I loved the financial independence that came…
February 15, 2011
“Proud to be who I am”
Dhanalakshmi is what she likes to call herself. Dhanalakshmi means goddess of wealth. Her birth name was Somasundaram Balakrishnan. She…
February 1, 2011
Patharughat Revisited
The date was January 28, 1894. On this day, one of the dark chapters of the Assamese history occurred when…
January 15, 2011
Goa,hippies & etc!!
(Adult content, please avoid if below 18) (Picture Courtesy: Darius) GOA ! When you hear the name the pictures that…