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Fistful of tiny tales
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Fistful of tiny tales

THIRD EYE – Indrani Raimedhi, [email protected] In the middle of a freezing January afternoon, I did not go straight home from office to Netflix as I always do. For, if the truth be told, I had a date. A date with a stranger I had always known but could never solve the enigma that was him. My...
Of bamboo groves and monoliths
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Of bamboo groves and monoliths

DESTINATIONS – Arijit Purkayastha, [email protected] Umswai Valley is an unknown gem among Assam’s rural tourism destinations A mere 100 kilometres from Guwahati (connecting Nellie Tiniali) in the West Karbi Anglong district is Umswai Valley – Assam’s bamboo county. A scenic cluster of...
The Help-II
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The Help-II

FICTION – Aranyak Saikia, [email protected] The question, therefore, for the Sarmas was how to convince their domestic help that Mr. Sarma was having a simple case of viral fever and sinusitis. “The doctor says that he has a simple case of severe sinusitis,” said Mrs. Sarma to a visibly...
Time for glasses?
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Time for glasses?

Healthwise – Dr. Indrani Goswami,Senior Eye Consultant, Excel Care Hospitals,Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, [email protected] Refractive errors in children’s eyes can be a serious deterrent to their all-round development. Aryan, the bright little boy, was outstanding in all fields. He did very...
Your right to information
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Your right to information

LEGAL EASE – Dr. Ankit Todi (E-mail your questions to: [email protected]) The RTI Act and how to go about seeking information from public authorities. Q: I have been trying to obtain certain information from a government department, but they have failed to respond in spite of reminders. Is...
Anchor of the family
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Anchor of the family

MY SPACE – Nupur Barooah When my beloved Niti Jethai, Suniti Devi, left us on January 27 last, it wasn’t just an irreplaceable loss for her children and their children, but for all of us in the extended family. And to all those she touched with her presence. To me, she was always special and I loved...
Bleak scenario
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Bleak scenario

WOMEN PLUS – Pulakesh Das and Sweta Chatterjee [email protected] The pandemic-induced lockdown has crippled an organisation that has been empowering women through weaving. “It’s the worst year for us. This year has been very challenging for small-scale industries like Aagor; we have faced...
Dating in 2021
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Dating in 2021

RELATIONSHIP – N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe, [email protected] Make these resolutions for a guilt-free, worry-free love life this year. The new year brings with it a special reflection over what the past year has offered you in your dating life. As one looks back on the last 12 months, be honest...
A long innings
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A long innings

UP CLOSE – Jayaditya Purkayastha, [email protected] ANIL DAS was an indispensable part of Assamese films. It was the early March of 1935 that set the tone for Assamese cinema; it was the first Assamese feature film Joymoti, which released that year on March 10. Almost during the same era, in...
Memory of an emperor
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Memory of an emperor

While the world celebrates Valentine’s Day today, Uzbeks celebrate this day as Babur’s Day, writes Dr. Gitartha Roymedhi. It is really interesting to know that on a day the whole world celebrates Valentine’s Day, Uzbekistan, a Central Asian nation, celebrates Babur’s Day. I remember, once, about...
Meandering across Sadiya
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Meandering across Sadiya

Dipanjon Konwar brings to life stirring events of a hoary past. My maternal grandparents, Puthadeo and Annaideo, were from the north bank of the Brahmaputra, of the Chetia-Patra Baruah and Sadiya-Khowa Buragohain families, respectively. They both drowned, along with three daughters, one son and a...
In the land of Ravana
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In the land of Ravana

JAYANTA MADHAV travels to the epic land of his childhood dreams. Hearing and reading the Ramayana stories in my childhood had always aroused a subtle, numinous mysticism about that faraway kingdom called Ravana’s Lanka. Growing up, however, as my geography lessons taught me more and more about the...
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