Chota Kumira (A rural Hilly village of Bangladesh) is a place in Chittagong district, Bangladesh. Though situated beside the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway, it remains untouched by the touchstone of development. Rather the black smoke of the industries is polluting the environment of Kumira. Some aborigines live in the remote, mountainous area of Kumira. These peoples are […]
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Music: activism as therapy
I believe music – the ‘angry’ kind, and others – has saved my life, or at least my identity. I suppose everyone goes through the tough trials of adolescence and home life. If we survive that, we can survive just about anything, right? I had to endure the never ending rage of my ill-tempered father, […]
Polity of Jammu and Kashmir: Skewed to favour a few
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India: Jammu and Kashmir has been accorded a special status in the constitutional scheme of things in India. J&K unlike any other state in India has its own constitution, own flag as well as state penal code. As a result of the unique constitutional arrangement, the State Assembly has been accorded […]
Do You Know You Do That? I Do.
I dont know you. I dont know who you are. Except that I do. I know that you sit right there, in that same spot each time we meet at this same time every week. You sit there, and you are always late, and I like that I know you are late because of that […]
A Walk, A Church, A Man
Walking about the city yesterday, I found myself in front of a church I’d never seen before. It was large and overbearing and dark, and I decided I NEEDED to go in. The door was heavy and made me feel small. Once inside, my eyes took a few minutes to adjust to the barely-lit, spacious […]
Everything Starts Somewhere
The nape of the neck is where it all starts. Where he kisses you to make you tingle; where you DO tingle. Where you get cold when you forget your scarf. Where you feel warm when you dont. What i look for when i begin to wash my delicate shirts, so pretty and fine with […]