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...
…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...
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...
Coping with Separation and Change
Susmita shares with us the pain of separation. How it tears the heart of a mother to send both her sons to boarding schools! In a candid account, she tells...
Beggary in Bhatiyali
Smita, a trained singer, blends music with poetic sensibility. She celebrates mysticism. ta nana tantanatan tantanatan tantanatan ta nana tan tanatan ta nana tantanatan tantanatan tantanatan ta nana tan...
Full compensation for farmers and crops destroyed in hailstorm demanded
Farmers have to bear the brunt of natural calamities. The recent hailstorm destroyed their crops. AIKMS demanded full and adequate payment of compensation for the farmers. The agrarian sector has been...
Staying at Home has its own Value and Charm!
Champa used to ‘work’ once. She discovered the joys of staying at home. Here’s her candid account about the changes she made in her life, irrespective of what others have...