Not Too Far From The Amazon
There are beautiful girls, who are eager to get married… however, hardly a groom is available for them! Hence, the young girls remain unmarried. Although it is hard to believe, […]
Kept At Arms Length
One can get all sorts of weapons, from Chinese 9mm pistols of the 1990s to modern German MP5 submachine guns, as laws meant to be abided by the State are […]
The Nostalgic Golden Age
dedicated to my respected teachers, Dr Arunabha Ghosh, the former Head of the Department of Political Science, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, and Dr Kunal Roy Chowdhury… It is known that […]
Empowered By Her ‘Occupation’
It has been heard that the Taliban, after their return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, asked women and girls to cover their whole bodies at public places. However, […]
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 […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 