Hey, Chai Anyone?
There was a message outside the Tea Board office in Kolkata. It said, “All time is tea time.” That’s right in India. We hear the chai vendors at all hours...
Govt. Fudging Figures to Misdirect People on Environment Protection
The Indian government has contributed to this fudging of facts to fool the people by reducing definition of forest cover to only 10 per cent tree cover over each...
Two Women CMs, Mamata, Jayalalithaa Retain Power; BJP wins Assam Trouncing Congress
Mamata Banerjee and Jayalalithaa, the two women chief ministers, in the five states where Assembly elections were held, retained power. Mamata’s magic slogan Ma-Mati-Manush worked in the eastern state...
Massive Earthquake sends Tremors across India
At 7.25 pm, a massive earthquake, with its epicenter in Myanmar, send shock waves across India. While the tremors were strong in Guwahati and Kolkata, it was milder elsewhere. Here’s a...
Indian Media Stormed by Three Questions
Three topics currently taking the media by storm these days are: the Supreme Court’s attempt to fabricate venues of escape for rapists. Secondly, the wastage of potable water on watering cricket pitches...
My Friend River Longai
A river is a friend. She nurtures and punishes. Here is a lesser known river, Longai, flowing in the northeastern part India and Bangladesh. Sarika talks of her deep connection...