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…
Read moreThe Miris (Misings) according to John M’cosh
Foreword: Recently, a very good friend and a senior, sent me a digitized version of the Book. ‘TOPOGRAPHY OF ASSAM’ by John M’Cosh. The Book written as early as 1837, under the instruction of the then government talks extensively about the togography, society, demography and the culture of the then Assam. The book rightfully digitized…
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Let Manali, Be Manali
Manali, around 580 kilometers (193 miles) north of Delhi, at the northern end of the Kullu Valley in the state of Himachal Pradesh offers you an amazing holiday experience. You can either have an adventure packed holiday or a laid back one in Manali. You can choose to be either here. If you are an…
Read moreAn Analysis of the Four Year Undergraduate Program in Delhi University
Delhi University, the biggest in India, recently introduced the Four Year Undergraduate Program (referred as FYUP) in its curriculum. The FYUP has received immense criticism from various quarters. Many see it as hastily implemented, while others plainly discard it off by saying that it is being modeled in accordance to the west and will merely…
Read moreLOVE AMIDST RUBBLES
‘I had dreams too while building yours Mine lies shattered In between rubbles I was a mere number for you A number which u gave at the end of each month my hands always shook taking that number That number killed me But Once I dreamt Because I was once human too……!!!’ Picture: The…
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A TRIP TO RANTHAMBORE (REMEMBER..:)
The Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India. It is situated in Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, about 110 km north east of Kota and 130 km south east of Jaipur, which is also the nearest airport. Ranthambore wildlife sanctuary is known for its tigers and is one…
Read moreShahbagh People’s Movement: New Generation Challenging the Unjust Structure
By. Mohammad Shahid Ullah Shahbagh movement is a new concept and milestone in the political history of Bangladesh that began on February 4, 2013. It’s a people’s movement organized by the Bangladesh Online Activist Network (BOAN)-a loose and informal network of youth bloggers, demanding capital punishment of war criminals of 1971, ban Bangladesh Jamat-e-Islami-JI (a…
Read moreWe also need to Fight Ourselves
On 16 December 2012, 9.30 P.M: A 23-year-old female physiotherapy intern and her male friend were on their way home after watching Ang Lee’s Classic, ‘The life of Pi’ in Saket area in South Delhi. They boarded a chartered bus at Munirka, without any idea that they will themselves be fighting with beasts in some…
Read moreLOCKED TO DEATH
They locked me They burnt me alive I don’t want any more press statements Why is the factory a prison?? I do not accept having to work under lockup conditions I DO NOT! We demand a real investigation, justice and punishment of those responsible We want the guarantee of natural deaths A collective of Writers-artists-teachers-cultural-political…
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