Money - Different Truths

November 22, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Opinion

Dramatics in the Hands of Invisible Puppeteers: Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair!

To be caught in the high drama of a selection process to head a premier social science research institute leaves a bad taste. Despite being a forerunner for the post,...

November 15, 2016
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

Eclipse

Sudeshna takes up a current topic of discussion in her verse. The recent demonetisations by the government created a panic among the middle-class people, with limited means of money, for Different...

November 9, 2016
Ekta Shah
Business, Economy, Politics, Relationship & Lifestyle

Wish I could get my Hair Cut a day before the New Currency Launch!

The Modi government’s decision on Tuesday, November 9, made public at 8pm, created a panic of sorts. Two currency notes of 500 and 1000 were scrapped from midnight. While some appreciated...

November 7, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Life on Pavements: Memory and Instinct helps Mahalingam understand Books

Very few people are able to give back to society what they never got from it. Mahalingam, as this 68-year- old second-hand bookseller, is known, studied only till class three....

November 5, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story, Translation

Telephone

Madhumita translates a Bengali story, Telephone, by Satyajit Ray. Biresh Babu, a wealthy doctor’s family lost a diamond ring, mysteriously seven years ago. It was a king’s gift to his...

October 31, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Selvam, a Mobile Tailor, who Sewed the Tatters of his Life

Life often deals a nasty blow when you least expect it. This is what happened to Selvam, a mobile tailor by profession whose arrogance brought about his downfall. An accident...

October 27, 2016
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Gender, Human Rights, Short Story

Being Invisible to the Beautiful

Ira’s life turned topsy-turvy with the death of her husband. Her elder son, Shailesh, a gay, who was loving and caring like his father had to leave the house, as gays...

October 23, 2016
Arindam Roy
Crime

A True Crime Story: The Price of Pleasure

It was late in the night. In the adjacent bay, in an air conditioned compartment, of a Bangalore-Lucknow train, two men were discussing the narrow escape that they had in...

September 26, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

A Modest Auto Driver, Narayan, Dreams Big!

Shail profiles a reticent, young auto driver, Narayan. He is soft-spoken and has good values. Though doing a small job, he has his eyes set of the goals of his...

August 16, 2016
Urooj Murtaza
Food, Potpourri

Trending new Chai Dhabas in Pakistan

A good cup of tea can change your mood, can make you happy and boost your energy. After the new trend of elite and upscale chai dhabas in Karachi, it...

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