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By the book
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By the book

A number of novelists from Assam are making their mark in Indian English literature, writes Barnali Sarma Basishta.
The original Indian superhero – missing?
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The original Indian superhero – missing?

Indian fimlmmakers are still on a hot pursuit to have an original Indian superhero who is not a rip off of a Hollywood franchise, writes Sumit Das.
From resilience to optimism
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From resilience to optimism

The year 2021 reinforced the triumphant spirit within us and it is with this promise of triumph that we must embrace 2022, writes Bedanta Choudhury.
Love in the time of pandemic
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Love in the time of pandemic

Hrishita Rajbangshi writes about finding love and companionship despite a raging pandemic and digital life.
A slice of paradise
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A slice of paradise

Sushmita Bhattacharyya travels to the famous cave hotels at Cappadocia in Turkey
Christmas: How Indias pluralistic past shows the way forward  
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Christmas: How India's pluralistic past shows the way forward  

On December 1, 1581, a rather gruesome spectacle played out in the manor of Tyburn in Middlesex County, England. Three Catholic Jesuit priests, the most noteworthy among them being the future Saint Edmund Campion, were dragged out, then 'hanged, drawn and quartered' — a phrase that implied hanging...
Celluloid feast
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Celluloid feast

DR. SUBRAT JYOTI NEOG, a jury member of the Indian Panorama at the recently held IFFI, writes about the films that stood out for them.
Lift for Life!
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Lift for Life!

Angshuman DuttaAmong the various types of training, weight training remains by far the most popular. Weight training, a form of resistance training, dates back to ancient times. Of course the structure and pattern of weight training developed much recently in the mid 20th century. By structure and...
The promise of translation
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The promise of translation

Scholars like Rita Kothari say that language (and its translation) has become a discrete entity only in the modern era. Devotional Indian texts, even that of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva, can be easily transferred from one language to another across East India (EPW). There are concerns over...
Crafting perfection
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Crafting perfection

Starting from the ancient period of the Varmanas to the present era, Assam holds a legacy of aesthetic quality in its craftsmanship and traditional artwork. Be it in the field of woodwork, metal work, weaving or pottery, all enrich the cultural heritage of the State. It has been praised in the...
Vital repository
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Vital repository

SWAPNANIL BARUA writes about the need for an Assamese literature museum.The Assamese have a poor sense of history and even the giants of literature never felt the need for a museum to document and display the long journey of the Assamese language and its efforts to stay afloat. The language in its...
The legend lives on
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The legend lives on

A look back at INDIRA GOSWAMI’s most iconic and humane works.
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