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I Have A Toxic Attitude

I have a toxic attitude and I know it is hampering me more than it is affecting anyone else.

The toxicity that has developed inside me has so over a period of decades maybe and the problem is I don’t know what led to this development.

The volcanic eruption of the toxicity takes place, these days quite frequently, when triggered by some external force/forces.

These forces are all…

Virat Kohli Is Better Than Sachin Tendulkar!

Virat Kohli is better than Sachin Tendulkar is one of the most discussed topics among cricket lovers- especially in India.

If fans regard Virat Kohli as the ‘King’ of cricket, then Sachin Tendulkar is called as the ‘God’ of cricket.

Even though fans love both players with equal compassion, however, this comparison as who is better than whom seems to have dawned in automatically.

Not just…

Nationwide Lockdown Introduced Me To The Sadist Me

The nationwide lockdown was called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the midnight of March 24 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The lockdown, which is at it’s fourth phase presently, by and large has been successful.

People have mostly understood the importance of social distancing and how dangerous the coronavirus can be.

Apart from introducing me with the dangerous aspect of the…

Dehing Patkai Needs You! India, Are You Listening?

The existence of Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam has been threatened!

This threat has come after the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) allowed opencast coal mining in an area of 98.59 hectares of the reserve forest that is a part of Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve.

The mining is to be carried out by the North-Eastern Coal Field of Coal…

Betaal: No Taal In This Dull Zombie Tale

The zombie genre has always been one of my favourite genres and for this reason, I was eagerly waiting for the new Netflix series ‘Betaal’.

Presented by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment and starring Vineet Kumar Singh (of Danish Khan fame from Gangs Of Wasseypur), I was expecting a thrilling series.

With an ensemble case of Suchitra Pillai, Jitendra Joshi, Ahana Kumra, and…

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Child Labour: An Enemy Within

First words

Child labour is an international concern and it is not confined to only a single nation. The worst affected nations are developing nations. Child labour not only damages and spoils a child’s future, but it destroys his life irreversibly. It further murders the dreams of a young mind and it paralyses the future of a nation as children are the hope of the future.

According to a…

Amendment To Citizenship Act: A Latent Tale Of Lost People?

Courtesy: Manash Das

Opening Remarks

An important component of the spectrum of discussions and debates around the proposed bill to amend the citizenship act of the Republic of India passed already in the lower house, has been around the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions. This component seems to occupy a large space in the current discourses of the national…

Northeast’s Degrading Environment

Introduction

Northeast India is a region famous for its pristine beauty, lush greenery, and the rich biodiversity. With numerous mountains and rivers, the region is often considered as the land of virgin beauty as more than half of its land mass remains unexplored. The forests of the region even today hold many secrets and in its rivers, there are a number of undiscovered minerals.

Falling…

Life Is Everything But A Wish Granting Factory

Life, is strange! It is something inexplicable. We don’t know what we may encounter the next moment. We don’t know when a happy moment turns sad and a sad turns happy. We face things that we least accept to face. Sometimes it happens that we find a gust of happiness in the smallest of things and in other times, we are drenched in tears even though we have a lot to feel happy. It comes with…

Unseen Is Always Powerful

As I looked up to the ceiling of my room, I saw a small spider, hanging in the air and trying to balance its act against the force of gravity and wind.

After some minutes of struggle, the spider managed to climb up the ceiling and rest on its web. (I wonder, if he smiled profously at his success)

Life in the real terms is also the same. We also find ourselves hanging (in most cases) upside…

Ride With An Abuser

April 7, 2014, was just like any other day. Warm, pleasantly windy. With the only addition of the commencement of Lok Sabha elections in India and Assam’s five district voted to decide the fate of 52 candidates. Though Guwahati did not vote on April 7, yet the poll fever was evident in the Capital city too. Wine shops and bars were closed from evening 5 pm and more and more people on the streets…

Feminism Vs Feminists: Beyond the Stereotypes

Verset

Writing has been my passion since the time I began understanding the power of black and white. And over the years I have developed my interest on particular issues and jotting down something or the other and talking about them has always given me a satisfaction of different kind. I love to take up issues related to gender, child and women and focus on the ‘rights’ and also the ‘wrongs’.

In…

It all began with fun. Drinking for fun or fun drinking was the concept when I first sipped my first peg of McDowell’s No 1 rum. At most two pegs and I was high. And I spoke the most fluent English ever. Shared opinions on various issues- from political to social and believe me, it all made sense.

Gradually the quantity went on increasing. From two pegs to three, from three to four and then came…

On Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

Before you proceed, let me clarify a thing. This is not a review of the movie ‘Bhavesh Josh Superhero (BJS)’. I am not a critic or a film expert, nor do I know the detailing of filmmaking. I love watching movies and I judge them as per my liking.  And this particular write-up is all about the experience I had while watching BJS.

So those who have already watched the movie, you know how it is and…