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Saraswati Puja and sensationalism
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Saraswati Puja and sensationalism

Upasana Gohain For quite some years, there were just a few special occasions in a year that I eagerly waited for. My birthday, my exam dates, Bohag Bihu, Durga Puja, and, of course, Saraswati Puja. As a student, I remember how special Saraswati Puja used to be – the memories of waking up early in...
WORDSPEAK
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WORDSPEAK

Bibekananda Choudhury The story behind words Quebec THE name ‘Québec’, which comes from the Algonquin word ‘kébec’ meaning “where the river narrows”, originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. Early variations in the spelling of...
Contagions of the imaginary
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Contagions of the imaginary

AJITABH HAZARIKA writes on how pandemics have been imagined in fiction and films over the years, compelling us to reconsider the cultural logic of a shared vulnerability. Taking frequent recourse to the realm of the imaginary has remained the flex trait among human beings. The early days of the...
Nip bullying in the bud
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Nip bullying in the bud

Mehnaz Farooque A school lays the foundation for a child – it guides them, helps them find their roots to hold on to, and discover wings to fly. But, in many cases, a school is also the same place that catalyse childhood traumas when there’s an absence of guidance. So, what does a child do when the...
WEST SIDE STORY
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WEST SIDE STORY

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host Golden Globes from separate coasts The 78th annual Golden Globe Awards show will be bicoastal for the first time, with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler splitting duties from two separate coasts – Fey will be in New York and Poehler will post up in Los Angeles....
Apollo astronaut’s ‘lost’ golf ball found 50 years later on the moon
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Apollo astronaut’s ‘lost’ golf ball found 50 years later on the moon

SCIENCE ZONE On February 6, 1971, the Apollo 14 mission commander Alan Shepard hit two golf balls across the lunar surface as one of the final acts of NASA’s third crewed moon landing. One of the balls was hit into a crater, but the other was said to have travelled ‘miles and miles’. The...
Inspiring individuals
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Inspiring individuals

Tridiv Hazarika LIFE SKILLS 72-year-old Birubala Rabha from Assam. What connects 62-year-old Chutni Mahato from Jharkhand, 72-year-old Sindhutai Sapkal from Maharashtra, 63-year-old Kanaka Raju from Telengana, 105-year-old R Pappammal from Thekkampatti village near Coimbatore, and 72-year-old...
Immortal love
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Immortal love

Neelim Akash Kashyap LOVE BYTE Every year, February 14 is celebrated as Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to love and lovers. Starting from February 7, the consequent days as celebrated as – Rose Day, Propose Day, Chocolate Day, Teddy Day, Promise Day, Hug Day, Kiss Day and at last, Valentine’s...
Paradox of ‘gender equality’
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Paradox of ‘gender equality’

Anwesha Hazarika In today’s social context, precise knowledge of the meaning of the term ‘gender equality’ is very significant. Generally, when discussing about the rights of a specific gender getting violated because of certain heinous crimes, an obvious and expected scenario of demand for justice...
Emotional splurging
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Emotional splurging

Unmana Dutta In the new order of the world after the lockdown, people are often seen ordering or buying things that they may not actually need. They may be under stress, or bored, or just wanting to prove their worth in terms of their self-esteem, for which they are engaging in something very...
Gender and sex
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Gender and sex

Dr Shyamanta Das MIND MATTERS Gender identity is an innate sense of being a man, woman, or any other gender. It is completely internal in nature, and is private and invisible. On the other hand, how gender is manifested to others and communicated is what is termed as gender expression....
Basics of conservation
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Basics of conservation

Mubina Akhtar SEEDS OF CHANGE Boloram Orang, a farmer living on the fringes of the Kaziranga National Park, met his fate when a charging rhino attacked him on February 8. On January 31, Maheswar Hazarkia died a tragic death when he was on duty in the Agaratoli range of the National Park. He, too,...
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