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Nov

2018

Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 2

ColumnAnglo-Saxon, Brexit, England, European Union, Ireland

Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com Humanity for the large part has been playing ostrich regarding climate change and the impending chaos it entails, perhaps even extinction of life on Earth. However, because there is no defined timeline for these projected calamities, one can stay with one’s head buried in the sands interminably. Brexit however, is a totally different matter. For Britain the world ends in March 2019. Panic is gripping Britain tighter and tighter as the days go by. The country is gradually waking up to the idea that the promises made by the leavers…

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2018

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Village Rockstars: The film that gifts us blue skies and hope in abundance

Art & CultureAssam, India’s entry, Oscar, Pather Panchali, Rima Das, Satyajit Ray, Village Rockstars

Written by: Shreya Seth Kolkata, India Film Review: Village Rockstars Country: India Director: Rima Das Cast: Bhanita Das, Basanti Das, Manabendra Das Seldom do we come across stories that can communicate to a wide range of audiences without trying too hard. Village Rockstars is one such organic and refreshing film that marks a departure from conventional forms of storytelling and consumes you if you allow yourself to succumb to the flow. Set in a remote village in Assam named Chayagaon, Village Rockstars is a coming of age story of a ten-year-old girl who dreams of owning a guitar and forming…

Nov

2018

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A Critique of Modern Democracy- Part 3 (Rise of the Nation State)

ColumnBritish India, Constitution, democracy, Europe, USA, War

Written By: Senex Paris, France Photo credit – Jayanta Chakrabarty On the eve of the 20th century the world was led by the Europeans. They were the only real powers in the world with the exception of the USA and Japan. The rest of the world was either colonized by the Europeans or were too weak to matter; and like the Ottomans, and other remnants of past powers, were dragged into the Wars by one side or the other. Nationalism was the leading political ideology of the day; each country vying with others for power, and in the process becoming…

Nov

2018

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Stan the Man

Art & CultureCaptain America, Comics, Fantastic Four, Hollywood, Hulk, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Spidey, Stan Lee, Superhero

Written By: Debkumar Mitra Kolkata, India Illustration: Sagar Mondal Stan Lee: Born: New York, December 28, 1922 Died: Los Angeles, November 12, 2018 Known for: Co-writing comic book superheroes Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and X-Men The man who claimed to have co-created Spider-Man with Jack Kirby is no more. ‘Stan the Man’ would not have liked his obituary to begin with this way. The man who created the superhero culture and gave comics the shine and the gloss of a Hollywood A movie, Marvel legend Stan Lee is dead. He left behind millions of Marvel…

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2018

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The Glowing Lady of Panthéon: A short memoir

Science & TechMadam Curie, Marie Curie, Nobel Prize, Panthéon, Paris

Written By: Sayantan Datta, Bishal Dey Hyderabad, India Commemorating 151 years of Madam Curie (Born- November 7, 1867; Died- July 4, 1934) She now lies, probably in peace and inquisitiveness, in the Panthéon, Paris. Her bones and blood now finally relieved to be away from the dangers of ionizing radiation and the consequences of it - Madame Curie’s body can never be as immortal as herself. With a legacy that spans eternity (in great irony to the half-life of the substances she worked with), she can be arguably understood as not just an important woman figure in life, but for…

Oct

2018

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A Critique of Modern Democracy- Part 2

ColumnAutocratic society, democracy, Europe

Written By : Senex Paris, France Photo credit – Jayanta Chakrabarty In the last issue we talked about the binary aspect of the universe, where, when two forces having opposite effects, meet, create a kind of equilibrium when they are equal; and if not equal create a dynamic situation. This is almost a mirror reflection of the ways in which the laws of physics work in the physical universe. In human society too, we see such a binary combination at work, resulting in what we may describe as hierarchical pyramids. In such a simple pyramid the people in society can…

Oct

2018

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Story For That Snobbish Englishman – Part II

Travel

Written By : Kazi Tina Paris, France Day: Some day in April Place: St Pancras International Station, London Weather: Presence of Sun, freaky weather though Suddenly Mr. English said, “E know uptonpaakiz pretty much of an Asian place! With Asian piiiple !” “oh really! ” “You will find lot of Indian and Bangladeshi shops and people there.” This man might have thought that this girl cannot make a proper conversation in English, that is why she is going to Upton Park. I said again, “well… That’s not what I’m looking for, but seeing my English level, Bengali will be much…

Oct

2018

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House of Saud: no more Trump Card

Column, Politics & Social, Popular

From Director’s Desk Written by: Jayanta Chakrabarty Multidimension Illustration: Sagar Mondal On 25th October, Saudi public prosecutor declared, 'Assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi' in Istanbul consulate was ‘premeditated’. On the other hand, Saudi Investment summit secured deals worth $56bn, irrespective of absence of a great number of politicians and big corporate houses from the USA and Western European countries who pulled out in suspicion of Kingdom’s direct link to the assassination. Both of the events went under the close supervision of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS to the elites in the West, especially in the USA…

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2018

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Article 35A: Is it the root of all battles?

Politics & Social35A, BJP, Indian Constitution, Kashmir, RSS

Written by: Amitava Gupta Kolkata, India Photo Credit: Lydia Gaudin, Altaf Ahmad Budoo It does not take much to understand why BJP is against Article 35A in Kashmir, which was added to India's Constitution through a Presidential order in 1954. This article gives the state legislature of Jammu & Kashmir the discretionary power of defining permanent residents of the state. None other than the permanent residents can acquire immovable property in the state, nor can 'outsiders' get government jobs or stake a claim in any government scholarship or other forms of aid. Put simply, Article 35A makes it difficult to…

Oct

2018

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Story For That Snobbish Englishman – Part I

Written By : Kazi Tina Paris, France Day: Some day in April Place: St Pancras International Station, London Weather: Presence of Sun, freaky weather though I arrived in London for the first time in my life on a day like this. I was rather well informed about every single useful detail about the city, such as, the London metro, the address of my hostel, how to go there, which station to get off at and what kind of ticket to buy. There shouldn’t be any big problem apart from the fact that I didn’t get the difference between Oyster card…