Time To Think Morally
“A strange darkness has come upon the world today…” – Jibanananda Das (Bengali poet); Translated by: Clinton B. Seely. French Philosopher Paul-Michel Foucault used to believe that the State’s power […]
‘Do Not Let The Olive Branch Fall From My Hand’
Israel and Palestine… While the first one is an acclaimed State, the second one is yet to get a Statehood. It had tried hard to become a State, but failed. […]
Right To Self-Determination & Int’l Law
There was no shortage of Wars of Liberation in the 20th Century. Independent Bangladesh was born on March 26, 1971 after the end of the Liberation War in erstwhile East […]
Croatia Restores Looted Art, In Apparent First…
In what may be seen as a friendly gesture, Croatia recently returned artworks looted during the Holocaust to their Jewish heir. The New York Times (NYT) reported on September 22, […]
Whether To Ban Or Not: A Debate!
Germany is considering banning the Far-Right political outfit, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Thomas Haldenwang, the Chief of the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (the German intelligence agency with the mission to fight […]
Dirge Of Despair & Depression!
Perhaps, the presiding God of History is fierce and ruthless. Otherwise, it is not possible for human beings to do injustice with people around them. Only human beings can create […]
The Wristwatch In Question
Amidst controversy, Adolf Hitler‘s so-called gold wristwatch has recently been auctioned for a whopping USD 1.1 million in the US. Although no one is sure whether the watch belonged to […]
Gruesome Incidents Remembered
It is said that Search Operations, in a massive scale, had been carried out throughout France in order to identify the Jews 80 years ago. On July 16-17, 1942, the […]
Evidence Of Extermination
Archaeologists recently found the ashes of at least 8,000 people, weighing more than 17.5 tonnes, in two mass graves in northern Poland. According to a report published by the BBC […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 