The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 was enacted by the Parliament of India (Act 33 of 1989), to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The Act is popularly known as POA, the SC/ST Act, the Prevention of Atrocities Act, or simply the Atrocities Act. The Act states that, “despite…
Read moreCOLOURING OPINIONS, CREATING BARRIERS
Among the worst ill-effects of technology, perhaps the deadliest is its unprecedented potential in distorting opinions. Today many of us just pass on messages and videos from our cell phones, laptops, tablets and desktops etc without even blinking an eye. We have stopped meeting people in real and prefer to talk over the phone, emails…
Read moreTALES OF UNWANTED PEOPLE-PERSPECTIVES ON THE RECENT BODO-IMMIGRANTS CLASHES IN ASSAM
That illegal immigration of Bangladeshis to Assam is a serious problem is an indisputable fact. Assam shares a 272-km border with Bangladesh and most of the stretch is still unfenced. The large scale infiltration from the other side of the border is not only threatening to the demographic profile of Assam but also its cultures….
Read moreINSENSITIVE PEOPLE, INSENSITIVE MEDIA AND INSENSITIVE SOCIETY
Animals don’t molest, its human who do it. Thus calling the people involved in the heinous crime of molesting a girl in Guwahati on Monday night-‘INHUMAN’ would just mean giving a highly status to humans which they don’t deserve. The incident is a mere reflection on the unprecedented levels men and the society has degraded…
Read moreThe cartoon controversy: Inside the mind of one ‘fanatic’ Dalit
By Anoop Kumar ‘I have an open mind, though not an empty mind. A person with an open mind is always the subject of congratulations. While this may be so, it must, at the same time, be realized that an open mind may also be an empty mind and that such an open mind, if…
Read moreAbsence of Dowry System in North-East-Romanticism or the Truth???
Let’s not get carried away. Dowry system does exist in North-east India too. It might not be as direct or discreetly observable like it is in the other regions of India. The recent highlight by the Aamir Khan show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ revealing that there is ‘no’ dowry system in the North-eastern states of India is…
Read morePOLICE CRACKDOWN AT PROTESTING WORKERS IN UTTARAKHAND
On, 15 April 2012, the Uttarakhand police lathi charged more than 300 workers who have been sitting on a protest in Dehradun for the last ten days. 11 workers who have been on hunger strike (six from April 6th and five who joined them on April 9th) have been forcibly hospitalised in Doon Hospital, where…
Read moreWORKERS STRUGGLE IN UTTARAKHAND
“Least did I imagine that writing this would be so much fun. I am writing at a much contended moment, Because Trepanji and I have just returned after a successful meeting with the laborers of Dehradun and it would not be an inch of exaggeration to say that the meeting went off extremely well. After…
Read moreAn Ode to Silapathar-The town of Contrasts
Disclaimer: This is neither a travel blog nor a touristic piece desperately written to attract ‘domestic or foreign visitors’. In fact, seeing this in that light would not be justified. It is an article written by a child about the town where he has grown up, about his immense love for the place. I am…
Read moreThe Journey to the city
Reasons like perennial flood, displacement by natural disasters and jobless growth have forced the people in Assam to flock the cities giving rise to increased regional imbalances and other problems. Assam, no longer can be complacent about the increasing menace. And efforts and measures in the key sectors like agriculture, unemployment and disaster management are…
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