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Dark side of antibiotics
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Dark side of antibiotics

Dr Moon Moon Das writes how because of the widespread use of antibiotics, the target bacteria have adapted and changed with time, making the drugs less effective. Antibiotic resistance accounts for about 700,000 deaths per year. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director-general, has said that...
Where heaven and earth meet
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Where heaven and earth meet

Travel - Dhritiraj Sarma Our journey to North Sikkim – a land full of unfamiliar experiences – started from Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. On January 7, we visited the famous Chardham at Namchi before reaching Gangtok. The best part here is that the soul starts meditating unknowingly and the mind...
Clean bill of health
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Clean bill of health

Mrityunjoy Khound Whenever we feel any unmanageable discomfort, we visit the physician, who then prescribes us medicines as per his or her varying vision and experience. Here, there is no option left for us but to go by the physician’s diagnosis. But, one must be lucky to get hold of a doctor with...
Online safety check
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Online safety check

Dimple Sarma Gone are the days when children used to play with their friends in parks. Nowadays, online classes, virtual friendships, etc., are making a new space in their lives. We can’t deny the importance of the internet and gadgets, but, we should be aware of its uses and misuses. There are...
My summer reads
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My summer reads

Priyam Pranjuleema Dutta “If summer was a book, I was going to write something beautiful in it. In my own handwriting. But I had no idea what to write.” – Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. The summer of 2020 was undoubtedly soul crushing and...
A quick peek
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A quick peek

Cinemascape - Sanjoy Ray With the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out gaining momentum, and cinema halls finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel, it is time to preview some of the most anticipated theatrical releases of 2021 that could spice up the year for movie buffs. Among the first to get...
STEM CORNER
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STEM CORNER

Dinesh Lahoti - Founder, Edugenie [email protected] This section will carry everything related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Power of steam People in the ancient world had few choices for getting work done. They could use wind, water, or muscles. Sailing ships used the...
A passion to serve
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A passion to serve

Nurul Islam Laskar [email protected] Higher education in India is regulated by many autonomous bodies. Some of them are the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), the Medical Council of India (MCI), and the Bar Council of India (BCI), among...
The Help-II
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The Help-II

FICTION – Aranyak Saikia, [email protected] The question, therefore, for the Sarmas was how to convince their domestic help that Mr. Sarma was having a simple case of viral fever and sinusitis. “The doctor says that he has a simple case of severe sinusitis,” said Mrs. Sarma to a visibly...
Of bamboo groves and monoliths
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Of bamboo groves and monoliths

DESTINATIONS – Arijit Purkayastha, [email protected] Umswai Valley is an unknown gem among Assam’s rural tourism destinations A mere 100 kilometres from Guwahati (connecting Nellie Tiniali) in the West Karbi Anglong district is Umswai Valley – Assam’s bamboo county. A scenic cluster of...
Fistful of tiny tales
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Fistful of tiny tales

THIRD EYE – Indrani Raimedhi, [email protected] In the middle of a freezing January afternoon, I did not go straight home from office to Netflix as I always do. For, if the truth be told, I had a date. A date with a stranger I had always known but could never solve the enigma that was him. My...
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Compiled by Indrani Raimedhi Bringing you books the chatterati are talking about. Love and Other Poems By Alex Dimitrov Alex Dimitrov has come up with an intense and sensitive collection of poems which are contemporary and timeless. One of his poems grew from a single line written every day...
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