February 1, 2010
In ‘Scotland of the East’
There are only a few things over which Neelam and I agree without fighting. After our Agartala trip, I had…
February 1, 2010
Black Magic Woman
With a song on my lips and spring in my steps I set out for my workplace this morning. Everything…
February 1, 2010
Wise Bachelor
Q. Meri girlfriend mujhe maarti hai. I love her, but when she hits, she hits really hard. I don’t retaliate…
February 1, 2010
The media is free to record our lives: Amitabh Bachchan
The actor, who was voted the ‘Star of the Millennium’ talks about his relationship with the media and how it…
February 1, 2010
ESCAPE
Alice in wonderland wandered down into an upside-down world. What to do to escape from reality?
February 1, 2010
In Memory’s Lap
Ideas storm my tiny brain you won’t rest, will you ? another nudge to the cells eye should not miss…
February 1, 2010
Fashion Fads !
“Fashion”… a vague word with tremendous significance for the stylish folk world over. The trend of following fashion fads, I…
February 1, 2010
On the murder of a classic
What happens when an original masterpiece is redesigned and repackaged as something that only faintly reminds you of its past…
February 1, 2010
The Selfish Giant
By Oscar Wilde Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the…
February 1, 2010
Chef’s Pick: Axomimatters
On January 1, 2010 a new website was released. Prime audience targeted: the youth of Assam. No, we are not…
February 1, 2010
Bhaona: An experience
The Vaishnavite Bhauna tradition of Assam has evolved and adapted since its beginnings during the fifteenth century. One of the…
January 15, 2010
Agartala
“Mujhe mootra visarjan karna hai.” “Disgusting! When will you stop mouthing cheap Hindi movie dialogues?” asked a seemingly exasperated Neelam.…
January 15, 2010
Saffron, White and Green
History Written. Erased. Redefined. Witnessed. Forgotten. Recounted. She paints herself with a thousand countenances. In a myriad of colours.
January 15, 2010
Foster Child
Hopping across the brooks running down the Patkai Pestering Bhaiti reaping his paddy, Running aimlessly chasing the dragonflies. The mist…
January 15, 2010
The Rains Come From Behind the Curtain
Author of the poetry collection We Called the River Red: Poetry from a Violent Homeland, Uddipana Goswami is also a…