Feb 14, 202010 minTeaching at Fifty-SixInspired by the words of Thoreau, Whitman, Emerson, Dickinson, and other patron saints of American literature, I tell my students, in...
Jan 7, 20201 minBelonging to the Loved OnesWhy make a sound or noiseor do anything to the page?Unison playing from polyphony,music evolves toward simplicity.Gould’s assertion that...
Dec 24, 20194 minCurfewed Nights – Part IIThe protests and the violence along with it spread like wildfire. To make matters worse we had Akhil Gogoi, leader of the Krishak Mukti...
Dec 24, 20196 minCurfewed Nights – Part IThere was an easiness in the winter breeze that blew on December 8, 2019. I say that because nature always has its way of indicating...
Dec 17, 20194 minDude, You Can’t Just Shut Down the Internet in 2019If liberal democracy has been the most successful political idea of the last 400 years, then the internet and social media more...
Dec 14, 20192 minThe World’s GuiltThe following is a speech from the movie Judgement at Nuremberg (1961) delivered by the character Hans Rolfe played by Maxmilian Schell....
Dec 12, 20194 minForrest Gump As My Spiritual GuruThe lines “Run, Forrest, run!” are etched in public memory as one of the most memorable scenes of cinema history, when young Forrest...
Dec 11, 20193 minFear and Loathing in AssamThings fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the...
Dec 10, 20194 minThe ‘All-Consuming’ Romantic LoveBefore I begin, I would like to clarify that neither are my words an absolute truth, nor do I have any large-scale empirical evidence to...
Nov 10, 20196 minBrothers in Arms“Babri now lay in rubbles. They are saying they have demolished the mosque.” “Really?! What do we do now Pranjit?” “Don’t worry Seema. We...
Nov 6, 20192 minDonald Trump and the Banality of EvilIt is not surprising that Donald Trump is facing impeachment proceedings. It is surprising that he is finally facing impeachment...
Nov 5, 20191 minWhere is the Outrage for Delhi?This week Greta Thunberg appeared on the Ellen Show and met with Leonardo Di Caprio and Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of her visit to Los...
Aug 11, 20194 minParag Das and the Search for Assamese IdentityIn contemporary history of Assam, Parag Das is the most important thinker and activist who provided the ideological foundation for...
Aug 9, 20192 minA Tale Of Two StatesFor a state so strategically situated and so economically vital, Assam has rarely ever found itself sharing any common history with the...