Before You Judge India, Read the Whole Book: Press Freedom, Human Rights, and the Asymmetry of Scrutiny.
To Understand India, You Must First Unlearn the Idea of a Country There is a particular kind of question that…
Three Days in Cambodia — Walking Through Time at Angkor
Why do certain places linger in memory long after the journey itself has ended? Often it is not the monuments…
Cambodia Is Safe to Travel: A Journey Through History, Humanity, and Heart
Cambodia often arrives in conversations wrapped in hesitation. Questions about safety, borders, and past conflicts surface quickly. My recent traveling…
মহালয়া, পুজো আর হারিয়ে যাওয়া দিনগুলো
আজ বিশ্বকর্মা পুজো। ক্যালেন্ডারের পাতায় উৎসব এলেও, আগের মতো তার রঙ, তার কোলাহল, তার উন্মাদনা যেন কোথাও হারিয়ে গেছে। একসময়…
Gopal Patha: Calcutta’s Street General in a City on Fire
Time has a way of erasing many characters, leaving them buried in the sands of history until someone chooses to…
Direct Action Day: Blood on the Streets of Calcutta and the Shadow in the Film The Bengal Files
History is not always written with ink. Sometimes it is written with fire, with blood, and with screams that echo…
Wars and Barbarism: A Journey from Bravery to the Holocaust
From the time we are children, stories of war, conquests, and campaigns ignite a strange curiosity. Names like Alexander, Napoleon,…
Murder in the Hills – Or Murder of India’s Conscience?
A tragic murder in Meghalaya has thrown open the floodgates of misinformation, racism, and lazy stereotyping. Newsrooms are buzzing, social…
Don’t Boycott Kashmir – Stand With It, Stronger Than Ever
The recent tragic attack in Kashmir has left the nation heartbroken. The pain is deep, the anger is real, and…