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 […]
Voters Want to Know: Who Will Lead?
Song of Morrison
Beloved author, and author of “Beloved”; American icon, Nobel-laureate (and one of our favorite novelists), Toni Morrison, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019, at age 88. I lost a hero. A […]
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 […]
Pictures Speak With A Thousand Voices: Cindy Trinh’s Social and Personal Art
The photography of Cynthia “Cindy” Trinh defies rigid classification. It is art, yes, but also journalism, activism, community engagement, self-expression, and sometimes, a celebration. She is passionate about social justice and has […]
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 […]
Bay of Bengal: View from Rakhine, Myanmar
Dark clouds gathered in the horizon and over the vast stretch of sea along Myanmar’s western coast of Arakan or “Rakhine” as the locals call it. A storm brewed. High winds swept […]
Haunted, Part 1
by Lekha Dey. I live alone. In the two-story house under the moonlight. Silver beams, like liquid dreams, flood the balcony, bathe the window sills and wash the bed spreads. They remain […]
Unlikely Escape
The word “escape” makes me think of an exit. Usually an exit from a small enclosure onto a wide open environment. But I wonder if the more common practice isn’t to enter […]
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 […]
Beauty Bytes
You have beauty questions? Beauty Bytes calls on the beauty practitioners to answer them! This week, Sukanya Das Lalwani answers the question: “What can I do to look fresh in the summer, […]
A Great Man And His Grandnephew
He looks so much like his granduncle, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, that when Chandra Kumar Bose was campaigning in his constituency, South Kolkata, as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), […]
Will Robots Replace Lawyers?
With recent events highlighting the indispensability of lawyers, Koli Mitra, our Global Editor, chats with attorney Cathryn Zahn, to probe the issue of automation and its impact on performing legal tasks. KM: […]
New York: The Big Green Apple
We’ve all heard the expression “heart of the city” – but did you know about the lungs of the city? Urban life is dense and congested. It demands breathing spaces – lakes, […]
Graffiti Still Fresh On Walls, The State Gears Up For Another Election
Graffiti from the Indian Parliamentary elections is yet to be washed off the walls. Whether on hamlet huts or town towers, political parties, darting towards the state elections of Bengal, which will […]
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 […]
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