The 30th Anniversary Of The End
dedicated to my respected teacher, Dr S Datta Gupta, the (Retired) Surendra Nath Banerjee Chair of Political Science of University of Calcutta, and one of the most distinguished scholars of […]
Engulfed In A Political Crisis
Many in Kazakhstan wanted such a situation to occur, it seems! However, the recent storm, which has lasted seven to 10 days, has failed to usher a new dawn in […]
Heterophonic
Although William Shakespeare had mentioned: “What’s in a name?“, the fact is that names can mean a lot. A fine example of this is a village in Sweden. It seems […]
A Matter Of 7 Acts
Ece Temelkuran, the Turkish journalist and author, penned a book, titled ‘How to Lose a Country‘, in 2019 on the basis of her personal experience. In this publication, she portrayed […]
Still ‘We’ Rise…
Once, a philosopher had said that culture encompasses phenomena that get transmitted through social learning in different societies, being a central concept in Anthropology. Though it is often equated with […]
The World Report 2022: Rights & Rites
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has mentioned in its 32nd Annual Review of Human Rights Trends around the Globe, titled ‘World Report 2022’, that the dominance of authoritarian rulers in […]
A ‘Truth’ Revealed!
It has been brought to notice that around 78 statues have been there for years near a huge square in the heart of an ancient and historic city of northern […]
Blistering Barnacles: A ‘Bong’ Connection!
We all know that courageous young reporter and adventurer Tintin is a world-famous cartoon character created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé (May 22, […]
Hoping To Unravel Secrets
There are 1,284 naturally mummified and partially skeletonised bodies stacked along its crypts and chambers dating as far back as the 1590. Mummies of 163 children have also been found […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 