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DURGA: SYMBOLISM, SOCIAL CHANGE, AND THE CONTINUUM OF LIFE

Durga: Symbolism, Social Change, and the Continuum of Life Every autumn, as the sound of the dhak fills the air and clay idols of Goddess Durga rise from riverine clay, a familiar story is retold — of a warrior goddess who slays the buffalo demon to restore cosmic balance. Yet Durga is far more than a mythic figure frozen in time. She is a living cultural symbol, layered with meanings that trace humanity’s journey from prehistoric matriarchal societies to patriarchal agrarian civilizations, from fertility cults to state religion, and from...

A dangerous drift...

A dangerous drift toward communal violence A disturbing new line of rhetoric has entered Tripura’s political discourse—one that dangerously twists history and incites communal fault...

‘Guns of Navarro’...

‘Guns of Navarro’ are deadlier than militants’ AKs Let’s call it the “Guns of Navarro.” For over a year now, TIPRA Motha ‘warriors,’ led by their...

DAVID –THAT YOU...

DAVID –THAT YOU OFTEN MISS David: We all know the story of David who killed Goliath. We are also familiar with the great statue of...

Pradyot Kishore Debbarma...

Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, TIPRA Motha chief recently posted a screen shot and disclosed the identity of the SPG lady of the Prime Minister –...

THE ILLEGAL IMMGRATION...

THE ILLEGAL IMMGRATION AND THE VIGILANTE AROUND: THREAT THAT GOVT SHOULD NOT IGNORE Illegal immigration from Bangladesh is a real and pressing issue. It exists—firmly...

BJP is on...

BJP is on suicidal mode as it repeats Congress’s old mistake in Tripura It is, indeed, intriguing and an irony in a sense that the...

‘HOW TO KILL...

'HOW TO KILL A PRESIDENT' : HE GAVE THE 'BLUEPRINT' The author is no more..and the thrill is gone I just can’t think I shall not...

THE SPY EXTRAORDINAIRE

As THE SPY EXTRAORDINAIRE he was operating at the highest levels of international espionage, deceiving, supplying misinformation, disinformation and swindling the Axis of nearly...

THE ‘UNDERCOVER DRUGS...

THE 'UNDERCOVER DRUGS CARTEL CHIEF' : THE CHIEF MINISTER WHO ‘DANCED’ WITH HIPPIES ONLY TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER'S BLUE EYED SECURITY HEAD. AND, YES,...