Drawing Borders with Microphones: The Fantasy of Greater Tipraland
Drawing Borders with Microphones: The Fantasy of Greater Tipraland
It is a classic case of irresponsible rhetoric running ahead of reality where grand claims collide head-on with hard facts—and constitutional...
Dogs of War prowl the region and a ‘Christian State’ plot comes to fore, Tripura figures in security calculus
Dogs of War prowl the region and a ‘Christian State’ plot comes to fore,...
Tripura at a Crossroads: Identity politics and emerging ‘Lock-In’ effect in TTAADC elections
Tripura at a Crossroads: Identity politics and emerging ‘Lock-In’ effect in TTAADC elections
A discernible...
Experts suggest DA boost in Tripura Budget
Experts suggest DA boost in Tripura Budget to support employees, fiscal stabilityAs Finance Minister...
College Tilla Lake faces Ecological Collapse after Smart City Overhaul
College Tilla Lake faces ecological crisis as dead fish, foul stench, and missing migratory...
THE GIRL WITH A CHAIR
Contemporary arts and sculptures most of the time seek to discern, decipher and then reflect the modern world- which is politically, socially, economically unjust...
Budhijit, the driver!!! May his tribe increase!
I have always got the incessant unmixed blessings of life!
There used to drive my vehicle a boy of 18-19 years. His name was Budhijit...
Why Shabana Azmi’s parents opposed her marriage with Javed Akhtar
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, in an interview with Twinkle Khanna for her brand Tweak India, opened up about the difficulties she faced when she wanted to marry...
They brave the heat and dust to reach every rural child
In some of the remotest parts of India every early morning thousands of women frontline workers like ASHA, ANM, MPW, AWW, teachers and Community...
R N Ravi a ‘genuine’ man
All that ends well is a good end.
Even as the Naga peace accord could not be fructified yet due to a plethora of reasons,...
BLOW HORN OK
It’s a poetic world but you hardly get to read them as you zoom across them. If you can make yourself stationary for some...
Afghanistan: The Taliban invasion, role of Pakistan
Who is responsible for the current conundrum in Afghanistan? How are the regional stakeholders going to react and get affected by the Taliban’s takeover of...
Taliban and Radical Islamists could fuel rise of macho Hindu
There is a vicious thread.
Slamming Taliban is a patriotic ‘fashion statement’ in some quarters. But, in the other camp too, there is undue statements from...
In Memoriam Arun Jaitley : His unique statements and one-liners
Paying tribute to a good orator among the Neta class is perhaps easy. One has to just recall his one liners and good statements. Late...
ONECE UPON A TIME IN AGARTALA
Early 80s. I am yet to touch the threshold of delightful teenage. Having journeyed through fun-filled childhood mostly in Shillong, Kailasahar and Dharmanagar, I...
The teaching of the Ringmaster
A ringmaster is a significant performer in many circuses. Most often seen in traditional circuses, the ringmaster is a master of ceremonies that introduces...
DILIP BASAK, AN INSTITUTION OF PEN REPAIR
What I about to relate occurred in 2018, if I remember right.This little tale is about a pen. Not just a pen. A Parker...
Modi’s sense of timing and Af-Pak region
Partition Remembrance Day: Modi's sense of timing and Af-Pak regionPrime Minister Narendra Modi's sense of timing actually makes a deeper point than the sheer...
TRINAMOOL IN TRIPURA : ITS NOT ALL THAT MEETS THE EYE
IN TRIPURA TMC IS MISSING MANY THINGS : LOCAL LEADERS, MUSLIM VOTES, TRIBAL SEATS WITH ITS OUTSIDER- INSIDER NARRATIVE TAKING NEW MEANINGIn competitive politics...
