End the culture of impunity
A victory day free from the physical presence of any known war criminal was probably the central theme of this years victory day celebration,...
An ancient cult and the associated legends: Where the Goddess, earth and mother become...
After the harsh inflammation of Grishma or summer, as slowly the earth turns moist, lenient and suitable to sustain the new seeds- the time...
Bengal Volunteers, Kanjik Conference stresses Hindus to be martial
To concentrate on Bengal’s humongous tragedy, its perilous aftermath and disasters in the offing, Bengal Volunteers and its digital organ ‘Kanjik’ together with SMaRT,...
Music makers of my City
Everyone living in this city has a similar memory I believe- a humid summer afternoon, languor hanging heavy in the air, suddenly disrupted by the...
Langadu- a national shame for Bangladesh
Peace is still a far cry in the hill tracts
The gruesome images of the indigenous people of Langadu upazila, Rangamati fleeing home, carrying whatever...
Anushilan Bhavan, Kolkata – under Communist siege
It’s a dilapidated building rather and with a shabby presence, located amid a dingy suburb of Kolkata. The edifice was built in 1960 to...
Thrifty eating in the City- An eat-all-you-can date!
Two doctors and a psychologist- what does this equation add up to? Well, in any other part of the world, under any other circumstances,...
9 Stages of a Bengali’s life in Bangalore
Stage 1 – Getting ready – A month to launch date
You just scored that dream job in Bangalore. Your proud parents have booked your...
Do not play with our kids future
As school education makes a comeback on the public debate agenda for all the wrong reasons, and none but the Islamic fundamentalists have come...
Opinion Columns
‘Bengali Muslim’ As An Oxymoron: Crisis And Conflict Of Identities
Legendary Bengali novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay sets the context in this regard when he remarks in one of his famous literary works,‘Srikanta’, “The Bengali...
From Ekushey to Muktijuddho: The Myth of Bengali Nationalism
In 1964, the entire East Pakistan was rocked by violence against the minority Bengali Hindu community. Anti Bengal Hindu riot broke out across the...
Is Bengal Heading Towards A Genocide?
India, it is said, lives in her villages. But she can be understood through the slogans that rents her skies and the way her...