MY TAKE

Swaraj Mishra* It was a sultry afternoon in Aama Odisha campus in Bhubaneswar  on 2nd June. We were organizing a small get-together of 200-odd volunteers who had donated blood at the local blood bank during hot summer months of April and…

Arun Kumar Sahu* “How long will it take?” I asked. “That depends, Sir.” Was the answer. “Meaning?” “Well, it’ll actually depend on whether you’ve got high blood pressure or a cardiac problem or even eyesight issues,” officers…

Abhishek Tripathy* There was this scene in the movie, Highway where lead actor Alia Bhatt’s character opens up to her captors regarding the trauma of abuse at the hands of a family friend. She narrates her ordeal to her captors, possibly…

By Somrita Ghosh  New Delhi, May 8: Bimala lives under the shadow of her rich elite husband Nikhil. Despite being high-spirited, she has to remain subdued in the role of a traditional Indian housewife. With the arrival of her husband's…

By Ratikant Satpathy * I am an Odia. Proud or not - that’s a separate debate. Let it be without any adjective at this stage. Odias are addressed with several endearments: ‘Alasua Odia’, ‘Odia Kankada’, ‘Odia Mendha’,…

By Shirshendu Roy* We are the fourth pillar of our democracy. We have been assigned the responsibility of keeping a check on the other three primary pillars of the democracy. In today’s fast moving age, we are ever growing in number and…

By Suparno Satpathy* Yes, article 377 is the hot topic of discussion now days. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs in particular, are extremely supportive for its decriminalization. Hold on to your imagination after reading this headline. Before…

Anil Dhir* “The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.”- Mahatma Gandhi. “There…

*Arpit Das 12 October 2013 I have not slept last night. Not a wink of sleep. I cried, I panicked and I was furious. Everything around me was the same, but my entire existence had changed in the last 24 hours. I had tested positive…

By Saurjya Kanta Padhi* Aamir Khan expressing in public that his wife has a lurking doubt whether they should ‘quit’ India and Shah Rukh Khan stating there is growing intolerance must be viewed in the right perspective. India is a…