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Assam’s Margherita Collieries Sink Into Oblivion, Push Workers To The Brink
By Purnima Sah
Margherita, Assam: The hustle-bustle that once defined the coal town of Margherita in Assam’s Tinsukia district is missing these days. Lorries transporting coal, and colliery…
The Endearing Magic Of Libraries
One of the earliest and enduring memories of my school days is the library period. Week after week, I used to wait in anticipation for the 30-minute period. The sheer potential of unread…
Lesson Learnt, Madhya Pradesh Village Shuns Stubble Burning
By Pooja Yadav
Narmadapuram/Madhya Pradesh: As the wheat harvest season (March-April) ends, small fires billowing black smoke become a common sight across farmlands in north and central…
World Population Day: Reflecting On Critical Benchmarks
The world crossed the 5-billion mark on July 11, 1987, which was then observed as the day of Five Billion. Subsequently, a UN resolution declared that day as the World Population Day in…
Sriballav Panigrahi: A Leader Like No Other!
I first met Sriballav Panigrahi in 1960 at the erstwhile Gangadhar Meher (GM) College, Sambalpur. In the following year, he was elected as the president of the student council of the…
How Do You Play When The Odds Are Stacked Against You?
Ever been there?
The odds are overwhelmingly against you. Your competitor enjoys a head start that seems impossible to catch up to. So, how do you play when the deck is stacked against…
Unfair To Place Women In The Dock For Rising Divorces
While having dinner at a family wedding recently, I was inadvertently privy to a conversation between my aunt-in-law and a niece, in the table next to me. The aunt-in-law was distraught…
India Railways: On A Wing & A Prayer
The accident is now one month old. The suspicion of sabotage is still being investigated by the CBI. The Railway Safety Board too has not submitted its report. According to P Chidambaram,…
‘Ganjapa’: The Game & The Art
The relationship between art and sports is not very close. While art is subtle and spiritual, sports are gross and largely concerned with physical energy. However, not all sports are limited…
Dancer & Writer Katalin Nemeth Patnaik: From Love For Odissi To Becoming…
A Christian by birth but Hindu at heart, it was Hungarian lass Katalin’s love for Odissi dance that made her the daughter-in-law of an Odia family from Bhubaneswar, finally, 13 years ago.…