Columns

Media Matters...

ANANYA S GUHA ponders over the role of media in India
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Random thoughts...

RHINUSMITA KAKOTY LAHKAR pens a few thoughts on her life
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Homemade mango kulfi...

KAVITA SRIDHARAN whips up a delicious mango kulfi to beat the summer heat
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Gentle protest poems...

BISTIRNA BARUA's poems are are masterly strokes of gentility and silence
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Aita...

My grandmother was a silent worker, responsible, decisive and very far sighted writes SAMHITA BAROOA
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Aita...

My grandmother was a silent worker, responsible, decisive and very far sighted writes SAMHITA BAROOA
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Not just Development...

BANAMALLIKA CHOUDHURY overturns the concept of development and growth
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Fluidity in poetry...

LONGNAM WANBIANG KHARPURI's poetry is appealing because of its simplicity, writes Poetry Editor Anan
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Broccoli Asian style...

Cookbook author KORNELIA SANTORO whips up a Stir-fried broccoli, Asian style
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Understanding Merit...

VIVEK KUMAR argues the question of ‘merit’. He reiterates that the Dalits and the Tribals be giv
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Climate change and NE...

MANOSHI GOSWAMI illustrates Socio-economic Impacts of Climate Change in the North East India
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Rewriting history...

ANANYA S GUHA looks at the alienation question of Northeast India
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Tosa Maidan...

SHEIKH SAALIQ writes on Kashmir's meadow of death
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Can the Congress revive?...

The Congress will have to democratise and not put all its hopes in the Gandhi family. KAMAL M CHENOY
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The rape hysteria...

SABRINA IQBAL SIRCAR's take on being 'appropriately dressed'
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Agonies of Assam...

GAUTAM K BORDOLOI tries to unravel what will unfold under the rule of new government
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Season of pineapples...

A short story by Bhaskar Phukan
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Poem 99...

Mizo poet Lalnunsanga Ralte aka Sanga on heartbreak
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Rocket Burger...

KORNELIA SANTORO innovates to make her reluctant son eat salads
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No lungi dance in Assam...

NABINA DAS writes that despite its truly golden prospects, Assam is a hotbed of unrest
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Dark and dense...

ASHUTOSH AGNIHOTRI pens his thoughts on heart's desires
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Haunting lyrics...

This month's poet ANURAG RUDRA recreates memory like dreams
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Dancing in Doha...

KETAKI BARDALAI savoured a dose of dance and music in Doha
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Rendezvous...

Rendezvous with Assam
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Khar Khowa ASSAMESE...

BHASKAR PHUKAN savours the tantalizing indigenous cuisine of Assam
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Deutaa...

By RINI BARMAN
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Red Wine Cake...

Cookbook author KORNELIA SANTORO experiments with Indian wine to bake this German cake
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Uncanny insights...

This month's poet GAURAV DEKA is a classic example of a 'Doctor as Poet'
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Reflections and dreams...

ANANYA S GUHA urges to give free fictive imagination to one's dreams
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Dilemmas of a fish eater...

MITRA PHUKAN speaks as a true fish eater from Assam
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Train to Delhi...

VARAD SHARMA embarks on a journey to the 'Rajdhani' of our country
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Field Visit...

BHASKAR PHUKAN writes about a bureaucrat's trips to take stock of ground realities
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Field Visit...

BHASKAR PHUKAN writes about a bureaucrat's trips to take stock of ground realities
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Expressing myself...

KETAKI BARDALAI attends a 'free' writing course for the community in Qatar
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Bohag...

SADIQUL ISLAM translates Harekrishna Deka’s poems
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Manipulating words...

This month's poet NIKI BRAHMA's poetry can be read aloud
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Manipulating words...

This month's poet NIKI BRAHMA's poetry can be read aloud
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On Racism...

PARTHA PRAWAL GOSWAMI feels that racism, like charity, begins at home
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Protest Poetry...

This month's poet Chandramohan S writes about struggles of the marginalized
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This Rose...

HAREKRISHNA DEKA writes a poem on the occasion of Rose Day
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Polar vortex...

BEDASREE DAS delves into the left, right and asunder of Indian politics
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Vitamin Bomb Tabbouleh...

Cookbook author KORNELIA SANTORO brings a super healthy recipe from the Middle East
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Price of freedom...

BHASKAR PHUKAN recalls Republic day celebrations in Assam over the years
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Sensuous flavour...

This month's poet ARJUN CHOUDHURI'S poems are full of light, colour and movement
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The mighty river...

Bureaucrat ASHUTOSH AGNIHOTRI pens a poem to end the year
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Children of Muzzafarnagar...

ANANYA S GUHA analyses the impact of riots on school
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Christmas and Me...

ANANYA S GUHA gives a flavour of Christmas in Shillong
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Surprising new world...

Our poetry editor ANANYA S GUHA picks poet SHRUTI SAREEN this month
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Lets end VAW...

STELLA PAUL on eliminating violence against women
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Christmas Cooking...

KORNELIA SANTORO gives tips on festive cooking
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Headquarters Leave...

BHASKAR PHUKAN on granting leave to officers on duty
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Poetry against trafficking...

Impulse NGO Network organises a poetry contest to depict trafficking issues. The winning poem will b
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The spirit of Ben Hogan...

An avid golfer, Meghalaya bureaucrat P.S.THANGKHIEW weaves a story around golf
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The Colonial Call...

BANAMALLIKA CHOUDHURY expresses her views on the Raj Bhawan and its 'colonial' relics
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Ringing personal notes...

This month's poet NABINA DAS's poems are evocative and deeply sensuous
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When the clock stopped...

BHASKAR PHUKAN recalls October 30, the anniversary of the serial bomb blasts at Guwahati in this sho
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Talking racism...

EPHIA YASMIN writes about living in a multi-racial society
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City Lights...

A story by ISHANI MALHOTRA LAHKAR
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Troubled Sangai...

SUDEEP SPEAK
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Troubled Sangai...

SUDEEP SPEAK
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Spare a thought...

Bureaucrat ASHUTOSH AGNIHOTRI pens a poem for a fundraising dinner organised by Utsah, an NGO, commi
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Spare a thought...

Bureaucrat ASHUTOSH AGNIHOTRI pens a poem for a fundraising dinner organised by Utsah, an NGO, commi
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Spare a thought...

Bureaucrat ASHUTOSH AGNIHOTRI pens a poem for a fundraising dinner organised by Utsah, an NGO, commi
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Poetry that can be sung...

The Thumb Print continues its series of the poetry column and introduces poet ALMOND SYIEM
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Encounters with Gandhiji...

STELLA PAUL recalls her tryst with Mahatma Gandhi
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Encounters with Gandhiji...

STELLA PAUL recalls her tryst with Mahatma Gandhi
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Road not taken...

Inspired by scientist father and words of legendary CRN Rao CHANDRIKA KONWAR takes the ‘other’ r
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Beetroot energizer...

Kornelia Santoro creates exotic dishes from the humble beetroot
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Play with words...

The Thumb Print continues its series of the poetry column and introduces a second poet PUSPITA DAS B
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Play with words...

The Thumb Print continues its series of the poetry column and introduces a second poet PUSPITA DAS B
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Dehing Patkai Festival...

The Dehing Patkai Festival is a symbol of the spirit of accommodation among tribes writes Bhaskar Ph
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On Publishing...

FARAH GHUZNAVI draws up the different roads to publication
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On Publishing...

FARAH GHUZNAVI draws up the different roads to publication
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Reopening Stillwell road...

SUDEEP SPEAK
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Remembering H P Barooah...

ROBIN BORTHAKUR recalls the tea baron’s life
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Stark and Lyrical...

The Thumb Print launches its poetry column with prolific poet NITOO DAS
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Projecting Poetry...

The Thumb Print launches a poetry column
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Paths and Stones...

ANANYA S GUHA tries to sing a song of stones
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Assam in PVR...

ILAKSHEE NATH narrates the PVR experience of Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon in Delhi
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Looking East...

Sudeep Speak
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Movie Mania...

BHASKAR PHUKAN uncovers several stories on the magical world of cinema lying hidden in the most unli
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Inspiring a Writer...

FARAH GHUZNAVI learns how to negotiate with her muse
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Economy of Conflict...

Sudeep Speak
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Raindrops...

SASWAT PATTANAYAK is caught off guard by the first drops of April rain
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Breaking News and Broken Lives...

GAURANGI MAITRA expresses her grief over the recent natural calamity in Uttarakhand
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A poem happens...

ANANYA S GUHA on the birth of a poem
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Discover Love...

As the nation speaks about Jiah Khan’s love story of broken dreams and empty promises, OMI GURUNG
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Fifty shades of green...

EPHIA YASMIN gives tips for a green and healthy living
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Celebrating life lahe lahe...

Bureaucrat BHASKAR PHUKAN delves into the slow, unhurried and laidback nature of the Assamese commun
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The irreparable loss...

VARAD SHARMA pens his thoughts on death
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On Death...

CHANDRIKA KONWAR narrates her first experience with the death of a loved one, her grandmother
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Green Print...

The Thumb Print announces
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The Parting...

BILL RICHMOND pays tribute to his dear friend Wasant Elwin, 60, Vice-Principal of All Saint’s Dioc
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Happy by Choice...

Cookbook author KORNELIA SANTORO decides to do some cooking for happiness
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Greek Gigantes...

Cookbook author Kornelia Santoro recommends a traditional Greek recipe
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Nature Inspired Wedding...

Are you getting married or planning to tie the knot? Make your wedding day special but naturally, ge
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Every Season...

Every season brings you to me writes Muhabit Ul Haq
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The American Dream...

Radhika M B recounts the pink slip horror nights and job-hunting in the USA
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Single, Stylish and Salmanisqu...

Roopank Chaudhary rejoices the bliss of being single in the city
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An Elegy...

Meenakshi Goswami pays tribute to academic Dr Parag Moni Sarma of Tezpur University. Dr Sarma died i
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Exotic Easter...

Cookbook author Kornelia Santoro whips up exotic Easter eggs
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Bring back the bicycle...

Ephia Yasmin advocates for churning in the age-old bicycle as a popular means of transport
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I saw you first...

Bureaucrat Ashutosh Agnihotri pens his thoughts on International Women's Day
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Spring Sonata...

Spring, a season when flowers and folks arrive writes Radhika M B
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The Jaws of Death...

Robin Borthakur recalls the life and times of a dedicated tea scientist William Hadfield
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At the crossroads...

Tinat Atifa Masood stresses on instilling traffic sense from an early childhood
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What we call home...

Home is where the heart is writes London-based doctor Ephia Yasmin
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Big love in Amreeka...

Radhika M B writes how size matters in sale savvy States
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Our Women, Their Women...

Cultures cause violence against women not the length of skirts writes BANAMALLIKA CHOUDHURY
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A city loses its bicycles...

It is hard to see a city of yore transform into something you did not grow up with. Ephia Yasmin wri
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Sudeep Speak...

ONLINE CHAT
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No car, Sorry, no life...

Car is the other name of freedom in the US writes M. Radhika
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The Road Ahead...

Tea veteran Robin Borthakur recounts the experiences of a young assistant manager's stint in a tea e
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Bangkok sinking, Guwahati gett...

Guwahati and Bangkok have one thing in common - floods, writes Banamallika Choudhury
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Things a hurricane makes you d...

As I write, I sit in the comfort of my home. Watching it snow outside my window. Sheer luxury! White
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Mae Sot - the stories of resil...

The border is not a white line drawn between two countries feels Banamallika Choudhury as she steps
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Land of Plenty...

The legendary Bhupen Hazarika sang thus : "Gotei jiban bisarileo onek dibax-raati Axom dexar dorey
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Story of illegal immigrants, r...

No borders can be so concrete that they can stop human beings from moving and interacting. The quest
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Terror struck a tea club...

No, he is not superstitious. Nor does he believe in the evil eye, bad omen, and that kind of stuff.
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A Discourse on Street Food...

Every street in Bangkok has food stalls laden with an unbelievable variety of food. In terms of cont
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Reliving Memories...

Drinking and talking continued far beyond midnight, where former tea planters indulged in reminiscen
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Knowing our Neighbour...

Banamallika Choudhury travels to Burma and is fascinated by the people, life and food there. She nar
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Snippet Out of my Scrapbook...

In this subtle piece, tea veteran Robin Borthakur writes about the lighter aspects of a tea garden c
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Carrot muffin...

KASHMIRI BARKAKATI NATH shares her recipe of whole wheat eggless carrot muffin
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Lessons from Laos: A post-war ...

Borders apart, yet connections stark. A trip to Vientiane from Bangkok reveals memories of Northeast
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Agony Aunt, Humour Woman, Savv...

The all familial Bachi Karkaria talks to Teresa Rehman about her life, journalistic legacy, urban is
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Making a Green Fashion Stateme...

His online 'green' fashion boutique is open 24/7. It is a green way to do business; it avoids wastag
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Book Journey to Jungle - The U...

In the end, was the book. In the beginning was the word. Every book has a back story. Of ideas. Of e
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Kabul Diary : Beacon of hope...

Heleena Kakar's weekly newspaper helps stir hope for women in embattled Afghanistan, while Toba Ahma
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Fractured Mindset...

Northeast India: Where does alienation stem from? The sub nationalism or nationalism that was at st
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Monika...

MADHUP MOHTA pens a poem for his beautiful wife
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Box-office delights...

KARISHMA HASNAT writes about her experience as a cine-goer
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Being Bangkok, Looking Thai...

As the crow flies, Bangkok is closer to Guwahati than New Delhi. BANAMALLIKA CHOUDHURY turns back
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The Bard of Paradise...

Tea veteran ROBIN BORTHAKUR narrates lively anecdotes with music maestro Bhupen Hazarika
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Being Spiritual...

What is the role of spirituality in life? Why do we need to be spiritual? Omi Gurung shares his thou
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