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The Melancholic Future of Pradip Kurbah’s The Elysian Field

By Dipak Kurmi Pradip Kurbah’s Ha Lyngkha Bneng, translated as The Elysian Field, emerges as a profoundly quiet and meditative exploration of the philosophy of communitarianism, crafted by a filmmaker...

Gas Shortage, Rising Prices and a Shadow Market

By Satyabrat Borah A quiet shortage can sometimes reveal more about a system than a loud crisis. Gas cylinders...

Assassin bug, first recorded in Siju Cave, rediscovered in Andamans a century later

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, March 12: A rare cave-dwelling insect first discovered in Meghalaya more than a century ago has...

Strategic Hubris and the Resilience of the Islamic Republic

By Dipak Kurmi The contemporary global landscape is hurtling toward a geopolitical abyss, precipitated by what many observers characterize...

Dynastic Defiance and the Crucible of War

Mojtaba Khamenei and Iran’s Existential Choice By Dipak Kurmi The recent election of 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme...
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Found in Nongkhyllem, Humeral Frog recorded first time in Meghalaya

Roopak Goswami Shillong, Feb 15: The first-ever presence of the Humeral Frog (Humerana humeralis) in Meghalaya was recorded by a new research, making a significant...

INSIGHTS ON THINKING CREATIVELY

Dilip Mukerjea, CEO, Braindancing International; L.I.F.E. Coach, Author, Innovation Consultant, Presenter, Learning Guide.

PLANTING SEEDS OF GREATNESS

Dilip Mukerjea, CEO of Braindancing International, L.I.F.E. Coach, Author, Innovation Consultant, Presenter, and Learning Guide.

Tarique Rahman and the Promise of a Delhi–Dhaka Reset

By Dipak Kurmi Eighteen months after the dramatic ouster of Sheikh Hasina and her subsequent exile to India, Bangladesh has delivered a decisive political verdict...

Demolition debris raise urban waste volume substantially

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, Feb 13: Urbanisation and rapid population growth are driving an unprecedented surge in construction and demolition (C&D) waste across India. While municipal solid...

Meghalaya tea grows its own identity slowly but steadily

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Nongpoh, Feb 12: On my way from Guwahati to Shillong, I found myself searching for a place to drink Meghalaya tea. Not Assam...

Congress at the Crossroads: Rahul Gandhi’s Defining Choice

By Dipak Kurmi Two decades in politics is no fleeting apprenticeship; it is an era long enough to test convictions, temper ambition and demand accountability....

Does Valentine’s Day Matter to Our Society?

By Satyabrat Borah Valentine’s Day has quietly but firmly found a place in public conversation across Indian society, including Assam. Every year on the fourteenth...

USTM faculty member receives ‘Young scientist award’ in Agronomy

Ri-Bhoi, Feb 12: Saikat Majumdar, Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Development at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) has been conferred the...

Mawsynram ‘drying’, thanks to atmospheric particles amid the cloud

Annual rainfall in Mawsynram fell from 10,235 mm in 2014 to 8,838 mm in 2023, a sharp 14% decline in just ten years. Roopak Goswami Shillong,...

Litan at a Crossroads: Governance, Conflict and the Search for Stability

By Dipak Kurmi The hill settlement of Litan in Manipur’s Ukhrul district has once again become a theatre of fire and recrimination, where arson, gunfire...

The Politics of Privacy in Everyday Chats

By Satyabrat Borah Messaging power shapes the way modern societies speak, argue, trade and even fall silent. What once required physical presence or slow correspondence...
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