The 1938 Shillong riots: The forgotten story of Khasi-Bengali clashes in undivided Assam
The trigger for the 1938 riots in Shillong was political in nature but appears to have quickly taken a communal turn.Continue Reading →
The trigger for the 1938 riots in Shillong was political in nature but appears to have quickly taken a communal turn.Continue Reading →
This isn't exactly a review (I have long ceased being an active technology journalist), but more of a public note…
This photograph captures in a snapshot what the pandemic, the lockdown and work from home meant for me.
Watching a new generation of Bollywood kids making their debut in this Netflix film, I couldn't help but think of M, the girl from Mawprem who had opened up the…Continue Reading →
The entire year compressed into a single printable A4 page with a clear view of the official Government of India…
TLDR; 1. Better active noise cancellation. 2. Volume control. 3. In-ear detection.
The forms, formats and norms of social media are stifling. This place, is a breath of fresh air. My own corner in the internet, that I have shaped on my…Continue Reading →
September 8, 2001. It was on this day, 20 years ago, I disembarked in Bhopal from a train on a…
It appears that Old Monk beer has been around for a little while, but for me this was a revelation…
If we look at the news and what the news media tells us, we would be under the impression that Twitter is a big deal in India. How big a…Continue Reading →
At around 4:15 PM on October 22, 1979 a scuffle broke out in a Shillong locality and it didn't end…
A brief history of the Bengali Calendar and why India and Bangladesh celebrate the Bengali New Year on different days.