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The social contract
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The social contract

KARUN LAMA writes on how a democracy, as a political system, was designed to balance social interests among the citizens of a country. If today, we, as citizens, living in a modern state, are empowered with the right to choose our own leader, or more appropriately, a representative, and are able...
CINEMASCAPE - Bombay Rose
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CINEMASCAPE - Bombay Rose

Sanjoy Ray Director: Gitanjali Rao Cast (Voice artistes): Geetanjali Kulkarni, Anurag Kashyap, Makarand Deshpande, Gargi Shitole, etc. The story of a Hindu girl falling in love with a Muslim boy isn’t something the audience has not watched before in Bollywood. And, it is also not for the first time...
Unconditional healing
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Unconditional healing

Zakia Rahman Dogs are known to be “man’s best friend”. They offer companionship and loyalty, and the exploration of this bond led to the discovery of the healing power of dogs/pets. In 1960, Dr Boris Levinson, an American child psychologist, found how his dog had a positive effect on kids with...
Feelings
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Feelings

Sailing of Life Another leaf has been expelled, Either yellow or green, Another feather from each bird, Flying calmly to their nests, Extinguished another candle, To shorten the path of breath, Still, loves fixing the knot here, Enhancing some new quests. Time sailing ahead confronting, The waves of...
LIFE SKILLS - What’s your soft signal?
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LIFE SKILLS - What’s your soft signal?

Tridiv Hazarika For cricket buffs, the term ‘soft signal’ has become a talking point after the fourth T20 match between England and India. A soft signal involves a decision that umpires have to take when a cricketing decision needs to be referred to the third umpire from the field. Whenever the...
Quiz Zone
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Quiz Zone

Sailen Baishya Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman, who is widely known as Bhavani Devi, created history on March 14, 2021 by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics. The 27-year-old reserved her spot in the Tokyo Olympics through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) method. At the...
Pride for all
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Pride for all

Dr Samhita Barooah The eighth Guwahati Queer Pride was held on March 21. This year marked a transformation of diverse dimensions. The usual route – from Dighalipukhuri through Pan Bazaar and the High Court and back – was shifted to the Anuradha Cinema in Bamunimaidan area. Then, another round around...
Special effects
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Special effects

Monalisa Chakraborty We are always fascinated by something that is extraordinary or has a magical touch to it. This fascination of ours has inspired the entertainment industry to create mind-blowing worlds, which could, otherwise, never exist, with the help of technology. VFX or visual effects are...
MIND MATTERS - Extant of the living dead
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MIND MATTERS - Extant of the living dead

Dr Shyamanta Das Cotard’s syndrome has always borne a historical construct, being linked to pure psychosis, affective disorders as well as organic disorders like Parkinson’s, temporal lobe epilepsy, migraine, and cerebral infarction. Emphasis has remained on the psychopathology, involving beliefs of...
SEEDS OF CHANGE - Climate urgency
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SEEDS OF CHANGE - Climate urgency

Mubina Akhtar The world is experiencing an unprecedented loss of biodiversity that is incalculable and irreplaceable, threatening the very existence of humanity. Scientists have long warned how biodiversity loss and habitat degradation creates conditions for new viruses and pathogens. The COVID-19...
LOVE BYTE - Love in the age of social media
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LOVE BYTE - Love in the age of social media

Priyanka Dev Love is one of the strongest emotions to rule over our lives. It is a sacred feeling which has no boundaries. Anyone who has loved or has been loved knows that it is the most wonderful feeling on earth. It may not always indicate a romantic affair for love has many forms – the love of...
URBAN MUSING - Pandemic in academics
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URBAN MUSING - Pandemic in academics

Sk Md Sabah Al-Ahmed One would recall that sometime around the third week of February this year, the ‘quintessential scare’ of COVID-19 outbreak had again grabbed headlines. But this scare came with a twist. For a change, educational institutions were now the new epicentres of COVID-19, rather than...
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