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Memory
(Poetry)
4-02-2006
by Nandita Saikia
The Girl in Hyacinth Blue. There were those who called her 'Morning Shine.' She sits by a window with sunlight gently sweeping over her. Her serenity as the world passes by her seems overwhelming. Can anyone ever do that in real life?
Blood...
Women's Rights and the Media
(Opinions)
6-10-2004
by Nandita Saikia
I've heard it said that fighting for women's rights isn't about obtaining results overnight but about changing the attitudes of people over a period of time and as true as that might be, whether one talks about the implementation of CEDAW, rape,...
"Precision Strikes" and "Friendly Fire"
(Short Story)
16-04-2003
by Nandita Saikia
Is Either Term Anything More Than Convenient Rhetoric?
Considering the number of "friendly fire" incidents we've heard about, the term "precision strikes" and their avoidance of civilian targets seems laughable.
I was reading a report...
A Concert to Commemorate Indo-Polish Diplomatic Relations
(Short Story)
12-09-2003
by Nandita Saikia
I went to a concert on September 11 that was held to commemorate 50 years of Indo-Polish diplomatic relations, and 70 years of the establishment of the Polish Consulate in Bombay.
I don't often go to concerts like this one but I'm glad that I...
AIDS/HIV in India
(Short Story)
16-04-2003
by Nandita Saikia
Healthcare in India has two distinct faces: that which is meant for the rich and healthcare for the poor. While the former is comparable to what is available in much of the developed world, the poor often have to make do with healthcare that would...
Cults: Idealism or Insanity?
(Opinions)
31-12-2003
by Nandita Saikia
Most of us harbor Utopian desires despite reading of the negative Utopia of George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. And that being so, shutting the door on someone who offers us the opportunity to realize idealistic dreams and desires in an often...
Domestic Violence in the Press a Century Ago
(Opinions)
27-12-2007
by Nandita Saikia
In 1881, a Mr Bergh (who had earlier restrained cruelty towards animals) proposed a bill which would punish wife-beaters by flogging them. The article which reported this questioned Mr Bergh’s reverence for the holy institution of marriage and...
Dowry Laws
(Opinions)
31-01-2005
by Nandita Saikia
Sometime ago, I read a comment by someone using the pseudonym 'MisuseDowryLaws' which said, "Because of extremism displayed by some selected Feminists in India, there will be great fun in coming years. Please search for dowry 498a in google and...
Education In India
(Short Story)
25-08-2003
by Nandita Saikia
Mark Twain is reported to have said that he wouldn't let schooling interfere with his education. Today, many Indian students, not having good academic facilities available, follow the same path or else, simply remain uneducated.
When India...
Judging the Arts
(Short Story)
20-05-2003
by Nandita Saikia
If one was to talk about what makes an artist great, the most important factor would probably be the quality of his work: whether it is well-structured, follows the established norms or not, employs “local colour”, and also, how prolific the...
The Address Book
(Short Story)
20-05-2003
by Nandita Saikia
Rita held an old address book with a marbled beige and maroon border and the impression of pressed wild flowers on its front cover in her hands. She had found it while cleaning up a loft where she'd stored the belongings she no longer used in...
The Impact Of War On Children
(Opinions)
5-04-2003
by Nandita Saikia
The Pentagon boasts that the sun never sets on its military but conventional War has its consequences: child soldiers, refugees and internally displaced children, the child victims gender-based violence that war breeds, the threat of landmines,...
The War Of Words
(Opinions)
5-04-2003
by Nandita Saikia
The language of propaganda is referred to as the "fog of war", like everything else that's hazy, and deciphering it is no easy job - finds Nandita Saikia
No one has ever denied that the war in Iraq is being fought both through the media and on...
The Women in Agamemnon's Life
(Short Story)
3-08-2003
by Nandita Saikia
For a long time now, I've been entranced by the story of four of the Women who were a part of the mythical Greek warrior: Agamemnon who was the leader of the Greek forces at Troy. According to Homer he was the king of Mycenae but other sources say...
Wear Your Attitude
(Opinions)
22-06-2004
by Nandita Saikia
This isn't an ad for a clothing company but it is the first thing which came into my mind after I heard about a Belgian town called Geel (which is pronounced 'Hale' and lies 25 miles away from Antwerp). It's a town where, for over a thousand...
Witch Hunts
(Opinions)
26-03-2004
by Nandita Saikia
Britain passed a Witchcraft Act in 1735. The last person to be tried under it was Helen Duncan, a Spiritualist from Edinburgh, Scotland who claimed to be able to summon the dead. Despite her frequently challenged authenticity, she was tried for...
Women's rights: those which are noticed and those which aren't
(Opinions)
6-10-2004
by Nandita Saikia
I've always been fascinated by the media and women's rights and what the media chooses to report and not to report.
"Today another woman died ...
She died without CNN covering her war.
She died without talk of intelligent bombs
and strategic...
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