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Category: Culture

Her Story Becomes History…

Phulmoni Dasi, a nine-year-old Indian girl, had died on the first night after her marriage with 30-year-old Hari Mohan Mait in 1889. India remembers that incident (or accident?) of colonial […]

Ergonomics

Human Civilisation is swallowing the forests, slowly… as a result, residents of the jungles are losing their homes every day! The rapid growth of civilisation makes the animals homeless, helpless, […]

The Same Spirit!

Women in Pakistan held rallies in different cities on International Women’s Day (celebrated on March 8 every year), ignoring the ire of religious clerics. The hardliners are against such rallies, […]

De Formed!

Francesco ‘Frank’ Lentini (May 18, 1889 – September 21, 1966) was the fifth, or rather the fifth and part of the sixth of 12 children (seven sisters and five brothers) […]

Song Of The Sparrow?

Human aggression and alluring greed have already created troubles for many a species in this world, especially for the sparrows (Scientific name: Passeridae). Since 2010, the the animal activists have […]

Judiciary & A Social Evil…

Rapes and their tragic consequences have been affecting the people of India badly for the last few years. Whenever the news of such a horrific incident hits the headlines, the […]

‘On the Mind’…

Abhishek Manu Singhvi, a senior parliamentarian and a member of the Opposition Indian National Congress Party, recently claimed that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, once said: “I […]

Far From The Madding Crowd

Giethoorn … a tiny village in the northeastern Dutch Province of Overijssel. The village is known for its boat-filled waterways, footpaths, bicycle trails and centuries-old thatched-roof houses. Giethoorn borders a […]

A Gentleman’s Agreement?

Gary Mark Gilmore was an American who murdered a guard working in a motel. He gained global attention for demanding the implementation of his Death Sentence for the crime that he had committed in Utah. The death was not ready to seemingly eluding him, although he was ready to accept the death. However, the execution of his death sentence got repeatedly suspended. He also survived a number of suicide attempts, thanks to the doctors. The Global Community would always remember Gary Mark Gilmore for his lifelong struggle for his own death ! He set an example by appointing two advocates to implement his death sentence!