Our middleclass hearts are bleeding. Most of us are outdoing each other in trying to express our shock at what is happening to the poor people of our country. We have all […]
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Covid-19: Yet Another Cue to Reassess How We Relate to Nature?
“Don’t worry, Auntie” the young man said, chuckling. He was standing in the kitchen clearing soot from pipes in the chimney, as part of the annual maintenance service provided by the home […]
Interview: Prof Om Prakash Mishra
“The only genuine face of democratic secularism in the state of West Bengal currently is that of Mamata Banerjee,” says Prof. Om Prakash Mishra In the past four decades, after it was […]
“The nation should stand by the government on Kashmir…” Says Chandra Kumar Bose
After the Parliamentary Elections this year, we profiled Chandra Kumar Bose, the BJP candidate who challenged the results of his South Calcutta constituency. We now follow up with him on the status […]
Voters Want to Know: Who Will Lead?
In West Bengal, ruling Trinamool has one undisputed leader – the political party’s fiery founder and the state’s current chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, popularly known as Didi (“Big Sister”). In 2011, when […]
Government of India revokes “special status” of Kashmir
In a historic move, the Indian government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has revoked Article 370 of the Constitution which accorded special status to Kashmir. After receiving the endorsement […]
When in Rome…
Cuckoo News tells brief tales of a few travelers, in their own words. “When in Rome, I spent only about two days exploring all the wonderful medieval and Renaissance stuff and allocated […]
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