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Oct

2018

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…

Oct

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…

Oct

2018

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A Critique of Modern Democracy – Part 1

Column

Written By : Senex Paris, France Photo credit – Alain Kugel Each one of us is born at a particular pointon the timeline of human history, and in a particular place with its unique culture both human and ecological. These factors,which are in constant flux,define us to a large extent. Not only how we live, but also how we think. Our very mindset and our world view is primarily a product of these two elements. They create the filter through which we view the world. A decade ago I had read a short piece written by Ian McEwan, one of…

Oct

2018

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Ya omri: where memory meets life in a crossroad

Art & Culture104 wrinkles, Brazil, Dementia, Lebanon, Memory

Written by: Somrita Bhattacharyya Paris, France Film Review: ‘Ya omri’ (104 wrinkles) Country: Lebanon Director: Hady Zaccak We are born. We are growing old, year after another. And every year is arriving with a new wrinkle, often hiding the old one that was a gift of the previous year. So, can we call this wrinkle the ‘time’ itself, or is it a layer of memory? And what does remain with us at the end after all, except our good, bitter memories? Look at Henriette, she has lived 104 wrinkles. All those wrinkles are passionately crafted with rich memoirs of her…

Oct

2018

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Brexit : An overview – Part 1

Column

Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com There are few adults of sane mind living in Europe who have not been inundated with the wordBrexit in the last couple of years. Not a single day has passed in the last 24 months (since June 2016) that mainstream newspapers have not had the word somewhere on their front page, often multiple times. So, what exactly is Brexit and why are so many people obsessed with it. The term Brexit has existed for a while though - since 2012 to be exact - but what it means is simply…

Sep

2018

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The changing face of youth in Indian capital

Politics & SocialDelhi, Indian Capital, Young Generation, Youth

Written by: Simran Saini Delhi, India Photo Credit: Prem Singh As the face of a city changes, so does the people residing in it. Or maybe vice-versa. Such is the story of the National capital and its lifestyle which is changing at the speed of one restobar/month. Maybe we don’t notice some things when we’re a part of it, but if you take a step back, a lot seems to have changed. This is exactly what happened when I came back to my hometown Delhi, after spending three years in Paris. Living in Paris, it was never difficult to find…

Sep

2018

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Climate Change Hunger: Facts and Figures

Economics

Written by : Dr. Trina Biswas Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, Photo : Pream Singh After a steady decline in the number of hungry people in the last two decades, the number of people who go to sleep hungry at night is on the rise again. There were over 200 million fewer hungry people in 2015 (790.7 million) as compared to 1990-92 (991 million) largely due to Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the global community.However, according to the United Nations (FAO), the number of people suffering from chronic hunger increased in 2016.…