A magical sweet is the Goja It has a peculiar moja Often it’s crumbed, Its layers gummed, It may be tyaara, byaka or shoja. Last week in Birbhum’s Siuri, To which I […]
Goja Moja
Sujan Dutta
Journalist
Mayo Just Doesn’t Cut the Mustard
[Editor’s Note: Poila Boishakh, the Bengali new year, is upon us. Like every new year, it’s really as much about looking back with nostalgia at the old year(s) as it is about […]
Goodbye, Friend. Do you still accuse?
My friend and former colleague Jarnail Singh died of Covid this morning in a hospital in Delhi. He was younger than me. Jarnail was a journalist on the defence beat before he threw […]
“Sirji, you look familiar.”
Delhi, January 27: In a border that cuts through the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the Indian capital of Delhi, a policeman guided my car through iron and concrete barricades. […]
50 Years of Togetherness
This year, India and Bangladesh celebrate 50 years of the establishment of their diplomatic ties and Bangladesh commemorates 50 years of its liberation. For the first time, the Bangladesh Armed Forces contingent […]
Farmers’ Protest Update
January 23, 2021. Ghazipur border between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, protesting farmers commemorated the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as their struggle continues. Much more than just a protest, […]
Winter-Harvest Festival of Lohri Underway, Even As Farm-Bill Protest Rages On
Indian farmers have been protesting a set of new agriculture laws proposed by the government. The three bills, collectively known as “Indian agriculture acts of 2020” have been criticized as favoring corporate […]
The Jokers Go Home…The Audience Longs To Also
In a Last Act, the pretty Sheetal blew a flying kiss inside a stadium. The stadium in the Yamuna Sports Complex in East Delhi has been converted into a shelter for migrant […]
Petals and Potshots in the “Pandemic Peace”
Anuj Sood was a bright student. He was brought home wrapped in the Indian national flag, a fallen soldier. He was cremated on Tuesday. His soldier-father, a retired Brigadier General of the […]
Army Bowled Over By Batsman
New Delhi: Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Singh Dhoni is headed to Kashmir. He will be on patrolling duty, the army has confirmed. Dhoni, an Indian cricketing icon, is an honorary officer with the […]
Flying down memory lane: a journalist recalls his own stormy ride aboard an An-32
The last time I flew in an Antonov 32 was unlike the first. In the first, I was excited. In the last, it was a droning pain. Yes, droning. The Indian Air […]
Twenty Years Later: The Missing Man and Memories of Kargil
In two poignant sorties this week, the head of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa flew the “missing man” over stations at Bhisiana near the Punjab town of […]
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