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  • 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…

  • Elephants can remember.

    TOI  had runs and re-runs of women who claimed sexual abuse in retrospect. Or decided to share their disturbed dignity now that they are in a more secure place career wise. This disclosure is on a blogspace and the blog is accessed by TOI, to the whole gamut seems so ridiculous. Okay, the power of…

  • self respect of a nation.

    Delhi, Calcutta, where else? This is despite the stringent anti rape laws, But how do we as citizens handle it. Kolkotta handed the culprit but the cops let them go. Lets look at this like a geometry ryder that we solve. Data available. Cops are paid by the tax payers. Cops are there to ensure…

  • Resident of the Rashtrapati Bhavan

    Making of a president, 2012 Last week it was an interesting interaction with Retd. Major General Vinod Saigal of the Indian army. A well-known author and commentator on South Asian Politics. Was in town for the release of his latest book revitalising the Indian democracy. He really made us think in terms of our political…

  • Obituary to Aarushi

    Four years since Aarushi died, no justice for her. The system failed. The cops played Inky-Pinkie-porky She did in death what she could not do in life, become a national muse, many a coffee table talk, media mania. The child is gone, but unfortunately to rest in peace does not seem to be her lot.…