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The power of choice
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The power of choice

ALL IS WELL Dr. Ramala Sarma, [email protected] Accept every situation as your own choice and avoid feeling conflicted. During the question-answer session in a meditation class, I asked the mentor Bhikkhu Dhammapala, “How to persuade one to practise meditation?” He answered, “You have to...
CULINARY corner
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CULINARY corner

Sharmin Pasha Sharmin Pasha is a food writer currently based in Dubai, UAE, where she teaches privately-organised cooking lessons on different techniques of cooking. She also hosts an informative page featuring Assamese recipes on Facebook, which was created to showcase the culinary treasures of...
WORDSPEAK: The Story Behind Words
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WORDSPEAK: The Story Behind Words

Bibekananda Choudhury Cheese No one is certain about the origin of cheese, but it was supposedly stumbled upon between 8,000 and 3,000 BCE. As one story goes, an Arab trader, making an arduous trek across the desert on camelback, stored milk in a pouch made from an animal’s stomach. The rennet...
Seeds of Change: Inept Handling Of Wildlife
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Seeds of Change: Inept Handling Of Wildlife

Mubina Akhtar Forest guards used several rounds of ammunition to kill an Asiatic water buffalo protected under Schedule I of India’s Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 on January 15, raising a pertinent question – has wildlife management in the State failed the animals and people? The Kaziranga...
Tech Trends: EV Power
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Tech Trends: EV Power

Devol Nath Even though we all know that electric vehicles (EV) are the future, EVs haven’t seen worldwide acceptability, and there, of course, has to be reasons for it. Governments worldwide have done the best possible by reducing all kinds of taxes, and even when people are aware of its necessity...
Mind Matters: Stigma And Discrimination
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Mind Matters: Stigma And Discrimination

Dr Shyamanta Das Stigma remains a powerful negative attribute in social relationships of people with mental illness. Historically, stigma towards people with schizophrenia or depression has differed. Persons with schizophrenia are seen as violent and dangerous, whereas people with depression are...
OTT Way Out
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OTT Way Out

Prasenjit Dev The COVID-19 crisis has shown us some dark days indeed. As malls, shops, parks, cinema theatres, and public places shut down, people had no choice other than looking for something interesting on their TV sets or mobile phones to overcome their mental fatigue. This eventually led to...
QUIZ Zone
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QUIZ Zone

Sailen Baishya The fourth edition of the State-level Swadesh Adhyayan Mega Quiz competition was organised on January 20 by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) at their office premises. Teams representing 21 districts participated in the event. After three semi-finals and a grand...
Science Zone: Disappearing Bees
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Science Zone: Disappearing Bees

A quarter of known bee species in the wild haven’t appeared in public records since the 1990s, a concerning new study reveals. Argentinian researchers used a publicly available database on specimen collections and observations, complemented by citizen-science efforts. Despite a large increase in the...
Life Skill: A Mighty Heart
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Life Skill: A Mighty Heart

Tridiv Hazarika What a cricket match that was! Even for those of us who love to daydream about impossible feats accomplished by our favourite sportsstars or national teams, what happened at Gabba in Brisbane – the cricketing fortress of Australia – is nothing less than a fairytale. It was a rare...
FEELINGS
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FEELINGS

Reality I believe in God, I think in reality, I believe in the soul, the eternal life of a human being, Then why do we pretend? Knowing the ultimate end of life, Is it not an illusion? That we move in a restless motion? I can feel the existence of God, I can understand the language of the soul, I...
In Pursuit Of Happiness
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In Pursuit Of Happiness

Prerna Singh Jayanta Gopal Borpujari’s debut novel Beyond the Blinding Sundeals with the eternal and universal themes of power, exploitation, resilience, compassion, friendship, and hope. At once a gripping, action-packed thriller, and a heartfelt narrative, the uniqueness of the story stems from...
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