A life for the dead Tamil Arasan belongs to the Thambiran
community of TN that has been involved with singing for the dead for ages now, finds out Hema Vijay
Marginalised for life Rachana Rana Bhattacharya says Kavita Joshis
documentary, Tales From the Margins, tells the poignant story of Manipur and its women.
After the write start The exposure to ground realities that the journalist in Kota Neelima was witness to stirred the artist and author in her, says Benita Sen
King of all fairs Chandan Sen pays a visit to the famous Pushkar fair in Rajasthan and comes back
impressed.
GREEN TALK
The green heart of India Diving three metres below the surface, I saw dragonfly larvae, small fish and tadpoles darting amidst green stalks on the sandy bed of a placid, glass-clear river in the very heart of India.
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
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