Hemashri Hazarika

Hemashri Hazarika is an Officer of the Assam Civil Service since 1997. Her research on Assam Civil Service brought reforms in 2015. A first-class Postgraduate in Economics from Gauhati University, she was awarded JRF/NET by UGC in 1997. Her experience as a bureaucrat has sensitised her to human sufferings. A solutionist by passion, she takes an active interest in issues related to Governance, Development, Women, Children, etc. Reading, Writing, Speaking and Painting are her hobbies.

March 8, 2025
Hemashri Hazarika
Gender, Opinion

Reflections on International Women’s Day: Do we Need it?

Hemashri reflects on the International Women’s Day and ponders with women against women, is such a day necessary? An exclusive for Different Truths. These days I really love snails...

March 6, 2025
Hemashri Hazarika
Poem

Father-Daughter Love: Riding Through Life with Red Symbols of Support

Hemashri’s prose poems, a tribute exclusively for Different Truths, recurring the red motif, highlight a father’s influence, independence, intellectual curiosity, and style lessons, emphasising the power of simple objects...

September 10, 2024
Hemashri Hazarika
Advocacy, Crime, Gender, Human Rights

Spotlight Women: Break the Shackles of Social Constraints

Hemashri highlights the ongoing struggles of Indian women, calling for societal change and a commitment to gender justice, exclusively for Different Truths. Our culture possesses these two great epics,...

March 7, 2022
Hemashri Hazarika
Gender, Special Feature

Is Empowerment of Women a Distant Dream?

Women roughly constitute half the population but in every aspect women still remain grossly under-represented. Certainly, the women in the largest democracy of the world are ranked much below top hundred...

November 8, 2021
Hemashri Hazarika
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

Are we Better off Than our Mothers and Grandmothers?

Can financial independence of working women help her sail through the distress period, when their husbands die? They need support, care, love and togetherness too, which is missing, rues...

February 26, 2021
Hemashri Hazarika
Dissent, Gender, Guest Blog, Opinion, Relationship & Lifestyle

‘I Refuse to be a Widow!’

Hemashri suffered the sad demise of her husband to Cancer. She challenges the societal taboos (read traditions) and stands tall. We have updated and republished her Facebook post, in...

October 10, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Why are we a Nation of Citizens Without Conscience?

Are we a nation that plays the blame game best and point fingers at others? All these are done to shirk away our own responsibilities, states Hemashri, in the...

September 19, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

What is the Othello-Boss Syndrome?

Othello had murdered his beautiful wife, suspecting infidelity due to jealousy. An Othello-boss is an insecure leader, who feels threatened, if his subordinates come up with bright ideas because...

August 29, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

The Lost Lone Voice

The dissidents are showed the door. In the offices, those who differ are marginalised and pushed into a corner. The institution, which could have benefited from the unique input...

August 22, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Sunny Side up for Mr. Know-all: He Juggles Seven Departments

An MBA and an arts graduate, Sunny Singh, as a senior bureaucrat, is the head of several crucial departments, few of which are technical departments. In the corporate sector,...

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