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  • the silent story tellers of the voiceless

    the silent story tellers of the voiceless in the anonymous city of Bombay where we have been, but never been, I mean we traverse without it touching us, or us touching it, houses half stories of people we have never heard of, people we rather not know of, real stories their obstacles, their challenges, their…

  • Backing Sumitra Kamble.

    Sumitra Kamble–http://milaap.org/fund/sumitra-kamble-and-group/2037 Sumitra Kamble is a resident of Ghataprabha in Belgaum district like other former Devadasi women, unschooled; illiterate she sustains her family by raising buffaloes. This makes ends meet, sending her two children to school, but that is a challenge in itself. Sometimes she gets anxious for any new challenge would be a financial…

  • random thoughts on dharma

    Dharmasya charnam shreyah Dharmajnam tu dushkrama. The good and righteous follow the dharma but it is difficult to know what the dharma is. The keeper of dharma tend to become self righteous  such men are known as dharmadwaja these people on the face of it are vociferous keepers of dharma but their rigidity gives rise…

  • WITH BIRESWAR BHATTACHARJEE & SHAMBHAVI SINGH

    WITH BIRESWAR BHATTACHARJEE & SHAMBHAVI SINGH  Among the many plays Bhikari Thakur wrote,  ‘Putrabadh’  or ‘Murder of a Son’  and ‘Bidesiya’ or ‘Foreigner’ act as epics that help deal with the dilemma of migration. One might find fault in the cultivation of the two cash crops – indigo and poppy that resulted in the recurring famines…

  • recharge- reinvent.

    But everybody needs some time to rejuvenate, refresh, recharge and begin again. For some it is seeing babies faces. For me it is having a great hair wash.  I have a friend who, if has a bad hair day affects her whole mood because it is part of her sexuality, her confidence. I don’t have…

  • The Plebeian beacons.

    Earlier when I traveled to Margao or Vasco using the shuttle. It was very strictly sitting passengers only. There were no pass holders so no one dashed to you out of the ticket vending coup. Last semester while travelling to Vasco occasionally there would be a passenger standing. But this time round I see standing…

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