June 1, 2011
Gums and Tattoos
– Hrishikesh Bharali Prologue: A small rubbery substance, rectangular or spherical in size, found in various colours, pink being the…
Category: Opinion
May 15, 2011
ASSAM ASSEMBLY POLLS 2011: SOME AFTERTHOUGHTS
The verdict is out. The Congress is in power for the third consecutive term and this time it has not…
May 15, 2011
Lost among the clouds!
The people of the North East were yet to recover from the reverberations of the lethal air crash on the…
March 1, 2011
The Lesson
It was my second job after finishing college. I took it up because I loved the financial independence that came…
February 15, 2011
“Proud to be who I am”
Dhanalakshmi is what she likes to call herself. Dhanalakshmi means goddess of wealth. Her birth name was Somasundaram Balakrishnan. She…
February 1, 2011
Patharughat Revisited
The date was January 28, 1894. On this day, one of the dark chapters of the Assamese history occurred when…
January 15, 2011
Goa,hippies & etc!!
(Adult content, please avoid if below 18) (Picture Courtesy: Darius) GOA ! When you hear the name the pictures that…
January 1, 2011
KIDDO
As tough as it is – we all have to face the fact that we grow up and never see…
January 1, 2011
HOLY BLOOD
17th December was the last day of the month of Moharram on the Islamic calendar. And it was also the…
January 1, 2011
Ramanujan
Every Indian, no matter whatever is his mathematical prowess or his profession knows about a certain gentleman born in Erode,…
November 29, 2010
Obamania
A devil’s advocate perspective Much of what we do are done without a proper motive- altruistic, ulterior, simplistic, aesthetic etc……
November 15, 2010
Taxi or Bus
They were not looking at each others eyes. It was remarkable how inspite of them being so close to each…
November 1, 2010
The “2670964” Malady
Once upon a time in some quaint little town lived a young girl called… okay, that’s irrelevant to this story,…
October 1, 2010
Had the Mahatma been Alive Today: An Un-Gandhian assessment
In response to a question, Munnabhai in ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ posing a Gandhigiri professor of history said, “Desh to azaad…
September 15, 2010
Six things a 25 year old expat woman should never do in Afghanistan
*Disclaimer: This piece stereotypes Afghan men. The purpose is not to make sweeping