By Anu Muhammad Translated into English by Nusrat Chowdhury “We gave our votes, not our country,” a farmer from Netrokona categorically said to Mizan, a young participant of the Long March (October 28-31 2011), organized by ‘National committee to protect oil gas mineral reources port and power in Bangladesh’. While giving out fliers, Anha heard…
Read moreJust Because its world photography day today…!!!
A normal person sees a storm, thinks help and runs away A photographer sees that storm, and runs the other way Off into the cold they go, the wind, the rain and more To capture pics no matter what, of all the things they saw Watching all the huge waves crashing, defiantly they stand Looking…
Read morePROMISCUOUS TO LOVE A “NORTH EASTERN”
By Pragya Khanna Our story is a rare culmination of rare choices when it comes to love and marriage in India. At the hypothetically stable age of 25,like any regular girl, I made an existential choice- choosing a life partner. Calculations followed suit- with possibilities and consequences, resting on the individual’s commitment,friendship, commonalities in beliefs…
Read moreSTUDENT ORGANISATIONS, TMPK AND POLITICS
The Misings are the second largest tribe in Assam. The Misings have been demanding for territorial council under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian constitution. The TMPK (Takam Mising Porin Ke’bang) which literally translates into All Assam Mising Students Union has been spearheading the movement till yet. Of late, there has raising questions on the…
Read moreHOW IS MY MOTHERLAND?
Foreword: She is in her late Seventies. She comes every morning, climb the steep stairs of my house and greets me with her smile and the typical Bengali accented ‘Kaisa hai’?? I always reply with a smile…”Bhalo….Apnar Kemon’. (Just because I know that she is from west Bengal and it also gives me an opportunity…
Read moreTHE POLITICAL GIMMICK CALLED ‘FASTING’
To every politician, social activist, Yogi (Sadhu) who has suddenly taken the Fasting mode…. Dear Ma’am/Sir No, you do not amaze me…!!! Because I know fasting has always been used as an insidious way by many of your kind. Of course, you have termed it as fighting for the common people, fighting for democracy, bringing…
Read moreThe Phulbari Movement-Resisting Neo-liberalism in Bangladesh
It was a leisurely Friday morning in Dhaka. At about 11.30 a.m., 40 odd people had gathered in front of National Press Club, Dhaka. It was raining heavily but they defied the rain and all of them stood holding hands for about half an hour. They were each holding a placard which raised the demands…
Read moreGuardians of Garbage
By Timothy van der Veken When I first arrived here in India, I decided to travel for the first two weeks to see the south of India before heading up to Mumbai for my fieldwork. Traveling by myself in India offered many interesting experiences of discovery. Often, I would find myself in a position of…
Read moreINDO-BANGLA TRANSIT ISSUE:Bracketing Bhutan, Nepal misguides our people and policymakers
(This blog is a follow-up of the former blog posted in this site titled “The debate and dilemma of Transit”) By: K. Mahmud, Altaf Parvez and MM Ali While talking about connectivity between Bangladesh and India a section of intellectuals and academics in our country, perhaps with some hidden agenda, intention or otherwise, never forget…
Read moreFirst Birthday Special Post
On 24th of February, my brother cum friend Uttam Pegu booked me my first blog domain. He wrote to me “Hi Manoranjan, Refer to your earlier mail. As per your email, I had booked the domain www.voiceoftheoppressed.in and installed word press blogging. Kindly check and revert” I was of ecstatic and finally I posted my…
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