How many years would it take a pupa to become a butterfly? You read me correct when I used the word years. For me, it took twenty long, draining years to start the process of metamorphosis — twenty years of bondage within me. I never tried to free myself of the chains of relations, and…
In our quest for life on other planets, we search for mostly one thing that may indicate a possibility of life ‘Water’. This is because life begins with water. At present, India is facing a daunting water crisis that threatens its environmental sustainability, and economic rise at the global level. At the domestic level, water…
If one wanted to understand how far political polarisation could reach in reality, one perhaps could not be in a better time than today. Not that one must wait for times like these to understand political polarisation, but when the times are so, one can feel the thrill of observing things, which can’t commonly be…
The winter session of the Parliament ended on a historical note after passing the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019. A lot has been discussed and written on it, with different stakeholders presenting their view of the Act. One view has been concerning the violation of Article 14 of the Constitution by the provisions of the…
Naren was a successful lawyer based in Kolkata. Being the only child of the family, he was a darling to his mother who showered boundless love and affection upon him. Naren grew up as a perfect ‘ma ka beta’ who loved his mother dearly and vowed to do anything for her. Naren was brought up…
The Nanda, Austo-Hungarian, Maurya, Pahlavi, Maratha, Khmer, Lan Xand, Maori, Sur, and Lydian empires are several among them.
I waited a while before coming out to speak in the squeaky, mousy voice of a timid Disney character (think Piglet). It’s easy to shoot me down, more so since the year-end travel time is upon us. It is one of the biggest trends among us millennials, and I refuse to toe the line hence,…
Democracy stands upon four pillars, namely legislature, executive, judiciary, and media. But what will happen if one of them is demolished? Indeed, it will collapse. This is precisely what is happening to the world’s largest democracy. It is evident from the press freedom index report released by Reporters Without Borders that the condition of Indian media is…
Have you ever been bullied in your life? Do you know what are the techniques and weapons the bullies use to torment their victims? Isolating the victim from the rest of the gang is one of the most dangerous weapons they use. I will discuss that in my article based on personal experience at the workplace.
There is a special place in hell for greed. In Dante’s Inferno, he talks about the so-called vice inhabiting the fourth circle of hell. Sinners who are gluttons, lustful, and spendthrifts end up here. In other words, all of us. Your mother always told you that you could have everything. She used to drill that…
The upper primary school curriculum of West Bengal has recently incorporated a topic on bad touch and good touch. The idea was to develop awareness among students about sexual abuse. Obviously, this has been done keeping an eye on the rising number of assaults on children around the globe. In most cases, the child, unable…
Several years ago, the SP of Warangal headed an operation that killed three men in an encounter. Those men were charged by the police to have poured acid on a lady. A few days ago, the same policeman also headed the encounter, which shot the four accused in rape case of Disha. Let us now…
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