by Sravasti | Jun 24, 2020 | Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
Drug addiction! Words we have always dreaded growing up. In the middle of this chaotic lock down which is turning our worlds upside down, have we thought about the addicts and how they are managing? Or even their families? We spoke to Advocate Renu Singh from the...
by Sravasti | May 30, 2020 | Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
While we were still reeling under the Corona storm, the Amphan Super Cyclone lashed out in Bengal and Orissa, to deal a harder blow on May 20th. Is it just coincidence or workings of some numerology that the year 2020 is playing Twenty-20 with us? We have to wash...
by Shinjini Mitra | May 22, 2020 | Guest Blog, Social Trends
Every day, the newspapers and news channels are full of news about disasters. Both natural and man-made. But that’s all they are – news. They do not affect us directly…until they do. Through the news, I’ve witnessed the 1999 super cyclone in Odisha, the...
by Manik Lal Ghosh | Apr 24, 2020 | Guest Blog, Poems
জীবন ক্লিষ্ট আজ মারণ ভাইরাসে প্রকৃতি ক্লিষ্ট হয়েছে ভোগের গ্রাসে কত ভাবনা খুঁজিছে পথ মৃত্যু ত্রাসে ভাবিনি কখনো জীবনে কি আসল প্রয়োজন ভোগের মত্তে করেছি শুধু বিফল আয়োজন পুঁজি শুধু ভেবেছে মুনাফা করেছে উৎপাদন জগৎ জুড়ে রচনা করেছি ভোগের অর্থনীতি অসাম্যের কান্না ঢেকেছে কত...
by Sravasti | Apr 22, 2020 | Poems, Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
The enduring Earth cried out in pain! When we set Her ablaze; Tried to wring out Her last breath – “Enough is enough!” she cried. She turned the tables with quiet certitude. To make us breathe in an uncertain world. To keep us distant in an uncertain...
