…And One Day-I
The protagonist, Nandini, was orphaned at the age of five, when she lost both her parents in an accident in the Western Ghats, in India. She was being brought up...
A Letter from America: Ground Zero in Chelsea
Our columnist, Robert Brenner and his wife, Johanna Climenko, stay at Chelsea, very near Ground Zero. In the international media, ‘Chelsea Explosions’ and terror attack in the US is debated and...
The Public Library System in America: Actualising the Right to Read
The public library is one of the systems, which is supported with the tax payers’ money. The government has given the country an incredible place to read, listen and grow....
The Driving Force
Piyali works at a public library in a relatively diverse neighbourhood. The author sees the melting pot that America truly is, in the library, where immigrants from different countries come together...
Marco Rubio Demolished Donald Trump in a Presidential Debate
Caught in his web of contradictions, Donald Trump lost ground in the presidential debate in Houston, on Thursday; he seems to have run out of his gambler’s luck. Marco Rubio...
Of Nations and Powers
Rajul takes a look at the rise and fall of powerful nations. The wheel keeps moving. New powers emerge. Nations with money power flex muscles better, she opines. Time is...
San Bernardino Carnage: Whose Life is it Anyway!
Guns kill people. But the NRA relies heavily on the support of the $12-billion-a-year gun industry, made up of manufacturers and sellers of firearms, ammunition and related wares. That alliance...