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UP CLOSE- She first
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UP CLOSE- She first

Bidisha Singha, [email protected] Angellica Aribam stresses on the need for more women in politics. A political activist is what we know her as, but she likes to call herself an “intersectional feminist” because that is what is at the heart of all her work – be it gender and race equality or...
The warp and weft of it all
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The warp and weft of it all

Swagata Padmapati writes about the heritage and history of Indian textiles. The vast canvas of the Indian subcontinent has been painted with a multitude of cultures of various races and ethnic groups that ruled its geography from time to time. Waves of invasion brought in cultural uniqueness and...
Gender dualism
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Gender dualism

WOMEN PLUS – Anwesha Hazarika, [email protected] The understanding of gender equality seems like a paradox in the Assamese society. "In many families, the right to have a choice while marrying someone is annulled. Assam seems to have a liberal, open-minded society but even today, a girl’s...
In search of home
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In search of home

FICTION – Indrani Raimedhi, [email protected] The agent went forward, unlocking the door. It opened to a small hall. On its left was a sagging sofa. Opposite to it was a squat TV covered by a yellowed lace cloth. On the round glass-topped table was a layer of dust and an ashtray, a couple of...
My first American job
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My first American job

MY SPACE – Satyajit Dutta, [email protected] "After three days on the job, I was introduced to the Engineering Manager, Dr. Ed Baker who had 200 engineers working for him. He wanted to know which part of India I was from. When I told him that I was from Assam, he asked me in broken Assamese,...
On the road again
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On the road again

IN BLACK AND WHITE – Jahnavi Barua “Freedom comes in various forms, I realised that day. In many shapes and sizes; in many colours and hues and certainly in many tastes and smells. Just being under the wide blue sky, the sun on my face and the road unfurling endlessly in front made my skin tingle....
“Must reinvent some of our cinematic masterpieces.”
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“Must reinvent some of our cinematic masterpieces.”

5 THINGS/EVOLUTION OF CINEMA Filmmaker MANAS BARUA discusses the present status of Assamese cinema. 1. The new-age audience is evolving The internet explosion, in conjunction with the social media fervour has dramatically altered, and to an extent, even educated our target audience. The rise of...
Humanity and hope
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Humanity and hope

SCREENSHOTS – Souvik Ghosh DEEPA MEHTA is ready with her new film Funny Boy, set in Sri Lanka. Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, whose film Fire had stirred a controversy in the late 1990s for depicting lesbianism has come up with a new film Funny Boy, set in Sri Lanka during the violent...
MOVIE WATCH
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MOVIE WATCH

Bidisha Singha News of the World Cast: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor. Director: Paul Greengrass. We all have a soft corner for Tom Hanks; his films may not all be huge grossers but they do leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling of hope amidst despair. This one places Hanks in 1870, in the...
SCIENCE ZONE - Birds have built-in sat-nav!
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SCIENCE ZONE - Birds have built-in sat-nav!

Researchers from the UK exposed Eurasian reed warblers to a fake magnetic signature – thousands of miles from their usual path – to see how they would react. Despite all the other cues from their actual location, the birds readied to fly off as if they were in the location that matched that of the...
LOVING LITERATURE - Standout stillness
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LOVING LITERATURE - Standout stillness

Bibhash Choudhury Clay and Amanda are a New York couple with two children – out on a much-needed vacation. And, they choose a location where there is no one around, a serene, almost inaccessible place, a spot that would give them that space and time they so long for, even if for a brief time. When...
Making reel waves
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Making reel waves

Saikh Md Sabah Al-Ahmed The art of filmmaking, or for that matter, any creative endeavour involves both passion and sensitivity. Mehdi Jahan, an emerging filmmaker from Guwahati, is proving to be a strong voice in the indie filmmaking scene, both in the state as well as at the national level. After...
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