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A Belgian Teacher, a Second Chance and the Classroom That Gave India An IAS
The author recalls his school days and The Teacher: I had stood fourth in class! My parents were overjoyed, my friends pinched me, but nobody realized what it did to my confidence. The next surprise was a ‘first’ in Arithmetic. Coming from the Science stream to Humanities, it was not too difficult to score, and I had learned to dream
Aryan Mishra’s Murder: Cow Terrorism, Political Silence and Judicial Apathy
A young boy called Aryan Mishra was killed by the cow terrorists in Haryana. The Times of India wrote that the boy was killed...
In Defense of Marginalized: Sanjeev on Caste, Classification and Dalit Unity
Sanjeev Khudshah was born on 12 February 1973 in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. He is counted among the top Dalit writers in the country. His works...
Women Activists and Doctors Reject BJP’s ‘Justice’ in RG Kar Rape and Murder Outcry
Kolkata: Advocate Noor Mahvish, Editor Mahasweta Samajdar, and Professor Nousheen Baba Khan have one thing in common: along with their professions, they are activists...
क्या कहती है, झारखंड भाजपा के बारे में दो दिनों की ये तस्वीरें?
रांची/कोलकाता: तो आखिरकार चंपई सोरेन भारतीय जनता पार्टी ‘ही’ जॉइन करेंगे। पहली बार जब पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री दिल्ली से चश्मा बनाकर लौटे तो चंपई ने कहा...
From Mud Huts to Metropolis: How Kolkata Rose from the Banks of the Hooghly on August 24, 1690
There is no doubt that today, the 24th of August, is a landmark day when the modern colonial city of Calcutta or Kolkata came...