Cuckoo News goes to Budge Budge to track a story from 1914. The Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship which sailed to Canada but was denied entry. The passengers on board were […]
Bullets in a Steamship, Shackles in a Plane
The Country on the Other Side of the River
In the tree-lined road to the studios of the Film Institute of India a chariot drew up. Upon it the woman who was cast in white was looking beautiful. In that moment […]
Buddhadeb and Bangladesh, A Tribute
The week that just went by was dominated by news of boiling, burning Bangladesh. The steady stream of reports flowing in from across the border was interrupted with the news of the […]
The Grass Is Greener, The Jackfruit Is Fatter
The jackfruit tree was in the middle of a concrete and sand platform. It was laden with the green and golden fruit that bowed its branches to kiss the ground. The ampleness […]
Christmas Caravan
I was out for a walk with my partner yesterday evening. It was unseasonably balmy for Christmas Eve. I had to unzip my coat. It was also unusual for other reasons. Many […]
Is America Full? Migrant Crisis Protests in NYC
August 27, 2023. A massive protest took place outside of Gracie Mansion, the residence of the mayor of New York City, over the city’s plans to house a large influx of asylum […]
How a Blink and Miss Village Became an Example of Covid-19 Resistance
Rajannapet village is India’s first 100 percent COVID 19-resilient village. This sleepy, blink-and-miss village is as devoid of basic health care as any you would find in India. Yet, the whistle-stop hamlet, […]
Kabul Diary
As a development worker, I spent five years of my life in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013. In more ways than one, by the time that I landed in Kabul one balmy […]
Water Water Everywhere
Sagar Deep is a remote delta island where the river Ganges flows into the Bay of Bengal. What do people here do during a health crisis? The storm struck on a moonless […]
Like a Breath of Fresh Air: How Odisha’s public and private companies decided to forgo profit to divert Liquid Medical Oxygen to the needy
As governments around the globe scramble to enlist corporate and philanthropic support to deal with the COVID-19 emergency, the eastern State of Odisha has set the pace for corporate partnership as an […]
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 […]
Bengal CM’s critics “would have gained more voter confidence” by supporting her, says O.P. Mishra
In an interview to Cuckoo News editor Dola Mitra, Professor Om Prakash Mishra, core committee member, Trinamool Congress, addresses charges that West Bengal bungled handling of the Covid-19 crisis. He counters allegations […]
Ongoing Challenges of China-India Relations
By Brigadier Vinod Dutta The foreign policy of the Chinese is like their noodles: sticky, entangled and flavorful. We in India love the noodles, but the foreign policy can get sticky and […]
India’s friendly gestures to neighbors “not reciprocated,” says BJP’s Chandra Kumar Bose.
Chandra Kumar Bose, Bharatiya Janata Party leader from West Bengal, talks to Cuckoo News editor Dola Mitra about the ongoing India-China border conflict and other topics. He reveals why he disagreed with […]
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