Hunger, Helplessness, Hope: How Five Young Assamese Poets Are Spending Their Lockdown Days
Jyotirmoy Talukdar speaks to five prominent young poets from Assam about how they see the COVID-19 crisis and the ensuing lockdown.
How Chinese People Came Together to Create Hope, Humour and Art During Quarantine
The human spirit is tested during difficult times, but a scholar already has found examples of how people found ways to support one another in China. Other countries have shown similar resilience.
A Critical Reading List on Assam’s NRC
The mainstream media in Assam and elsewhere is flushed with laudatory commentaries on the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Here's a list of critical writings by members of the PangSau Collective that unravel this messy headcount exercise.
The Tragic Degeneration of Daenerys Targaryen
The makers of Game of Thrones just decimated one of its most endearing characters.
Socrates in Love: How the Ideas of This Woman Are at the Root of...
New research shows that a large volume of Socrates' thinking came from Aspasia of Miletus, a woman he loved.
A General’s life as told by an Anonymous Chronicler and a Master Historian
The battle of Saraighat and the image of Lachit Borphukan have been integral to identity making in contemporary Assam for the caste Assamese.
Indonesia’s Campaign for Centrist Islam Goes Global
Meet Ma’ruf Amin, the Indonesian President's running mate who is propagating a form of 'Middle Way Islam' internationally.
Blood Speaks
What is life like when having your period puts your health at risk and means you are shunned by society? Rose George reports from Nepal and Bangladesh on menstrual taboos.
The Complex Sociology of Water
Water has defined and redefined social boundaries for eons, while facilitating the formation of class and caste identities. The Brahmaputra Valley in Assam is a thriving case-in-point.
