Mofussil Mummies
Smita shows us a slice of life in a laid back mofussil on the World Poetry Day. At seventy five and eighty, Under garden umbrellas They sit on the...
Punch/ I Kissed a Girl, I Liked it!
On World Poetry Day, we present are two love poems of Ampat. The first is tongue-in-cheek, and the second, rich in symbolism. Punch Love is balding Growing a paunch Writes...
Modi should first make India makeable, says SBP President
To ‘Make in India’, India must first be made makeable. Bad governance, chronic inefficiency and corruption, unjustified regulatory barriers, delays in land purchase, and substandard infrastructure are the malice that needs...
The Grim Sufferings of Musahars and Dalits
Sangita is in India under the youth exchange programme. She visited villages of Dalit and Musahar to report on the squalor, poverty and sufferings of the people living in the margins...
Jamshedi Navroze: Spring Equinox and Harvest Festival
Beyniaz tells us about Jamshedi Navroze, the Parsi New Year, tracing its antiquity. She discuses the tradition of the celebrations of the harvest festival in Parsi homes. Different Truths...
…And God Played Hide and Seek in Guptipara
Sisir brings alive the magic and mystery of Guptipara. Here God played hide and seek with his devotee, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He unfolds the story of a village situated in...
Oppressed Women in India and Nepal Must Stand Tall
Nirmal is in India for his youth exchange program between human rights organisation, Informal Sector service Centre (INSEC) Nepal and People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) India. He compares the...
BJP MLA Arrested for Attacking Horse, Daughter Blames Media
The BJP MLA from Mussoorie, Ganesh Joshi, was arrested today. His daughter, Neha, blamed the media for falsely implicating her father. The father-dauther duo maintained that the horse was...
Prowling Killers of Witnesses in the Rape Cases of Asaram & Narayan Nabbed by Police
A sharpshooter from Bengal, Kartik Haldar, told the police that he killed three witnesses in the rape cases of Asaram and his son at the behest of the godman and...
Architecture of Flesh: Gutsy, Intense and Deeply Sensitive
Ravi Shankar a unique voice that is bold and honest, sensitive and rational. He writes spontaneously, from his gut, with guts. He is not ashamed to speak of man’s most...