By Manoranjan Pegu In the recently concluded Elections, the BJP won a decisive majority in Tripura, giving the party a stronger foothold in the Northeast. It is now the governing party in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and now Tripura. It also managed to become a part of the govt. in Meghalaya, giving the party…
Read moreLiving with Floods-How to solve Assam’s Flood problem
Floods in Assam have almost become like an absolute reality. Every year, without fail, hundreds of villages are submerged, many lives (both human and animal) are lost. This year alone, about 14 lakh people have been affected; about half of whom are in relief camps, while about 80 people have lost their lives till yet….
Read moreDr. Ranoj Pegu’s decision to join BJP will not help the Mising Autonomy Movement
Recently, the Chief of Mising Autonomous Council Dr. Ranoj Pegu joined the BJP in Assam. Dr. Pegu has till yet been spearheading the campaign of the Mising Community for protection under the sixth schedule. His decision, to me not only highlights an ideological vaccum but also dare I say, an obsessive quest for personal political…
Read moreSome Myths About Muslims
(This article first appeared in http://kafila.org. It is being reproduced here with permission, considering its apt for the current situation of Intolerance in India) By: Shankar Gopalakrishnan As the 2014 elections begin, the time has come again to state the obvious. In the context of massive propaganda campaigns, the subtle use of stereotypes, and the…
Read moreWhy I don’t like the Nobel Peace Prize?
Note: This article was written back in 2011 owing to some social media campaigns demanding for Nobel Prize for Irom Sharmila. While I don’t support the demand personally, I also try to describe why the Nobel Peace prize, according to me is nothing to boast of. The opinions expressed here are personal. Off late, I…
Read moreMarriage is a strange thing….!!!!
Yes, you heard it right..!!! It is strange. It is stranger when it is a cross cultural wedding…!!! It generates opinions, comments and advises from many; most of which sometimes might be unwanted. People, who were never bothered about you, suddenly, become your biggest ‘sympathizers’ and start advising you on why you should/should not take…
Read moreAttack on 19 year old Arunachal Student Brings India’s Racism back into Focus
Year 2005, a 19 year old girl from Mizoram was picked up forcefully and gang raped by few men in Dhaulakuan area of South Delhi. Year 2009, a 19 year old Manipuri girl was murdered after an attempted rape by an IIT student in Munirka. Come year 2010, a 30- year Mizo woman was gang…
Read moreIs the Mising Language on its way to Extinction?
The Mising community of Assam yesterday celebrated its 28th Agom Longe’ (Language Day). It was on this day in 1985, that the Mising language was first recognized by the Assam government. The recognition came after a long struggle and ended with signing of a memorandum with the govt. of Assam that allowed Mising language to…
Read moreTHOUSANDS IN BANGLADESH THRONG THE STREETS TO SAVE SUNDARBANS
On Sept. 24, thousands of people across Bangladesh started a 400 km long march procession from Dhaka to Rampal to oppose a coal-fired power plant. The march which is being coordinated by the Bangladesh based National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports will last for 5 days and will end on…
Read moreDeath Sentence to Delhi Gang Rapists: Neither ‘Just’ nor ‘Right’
On 13 September, the Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna of Saket Court, Delhi sentenced all the four found guilty of Delhi Gang Rape to death. Now, out of the six, four has been sentenced to death, one was found hanging in Tihar Jail in March, 2013 and the last has been sent to juvenile home for…
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