tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51416062842301532222024-03-16T06:39:41.866+05:30PenfreakUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-33797154072800167792019-03-05T20:16:00.000+05:302019-03-05T20:24:59.881+05:30'True patriotism is better than wrong piety'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-18258972868355404602018-11-29T19:03:00.000+05:302018-11-29T19:03:10.669+05:30All about writing!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Poem by - Anmol Chandak<br />
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What is writing?<br />
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A hobby for some, pastime for the rest,<br />
For a few, it's the thing they do the best;<br />
It's their life for some, passion for many,<br />
And the best mode of expression, if any.<br />
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For me, it's a mode of travelling in time,<br />
In a sheet of paper, I sublime.<br />
It's where I lose myself and find myself too,<br />
I am very sure this also happens with you.<br />
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I lament over my past and write it down,<br />
With a pen, I sketch my frown.<br />
About the future, I imagine a lot,<br />
In my words, my tomorrow too gets caught.<br />
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My mind is chaotic, full of turmoil and noise,<br />
In my writes, I just paint this inner voice.<br />
Paper is better, and a lot more patient too,<br />
It understands me far better than people do.<br />
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So, with this thought, I continue scribbling as I can,<br />
One word leads to another, no rhythm, no plan.<br />
Thank you paper, for understanding me as you do,<br />
Sometimes, I wish, people were papers too.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-14463578749332712802018-11-23T21:02:00.002+05:302018-11-23T21:02:44.973+05:30A Sky Full of Stars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Art by - Arnab Jyoti Sharma (1st semester, AMC)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-19517894568026770272018-11-21T21:07:00.000+05:302018-11-21T21:07:12.413+05:30"Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-79040430912124957542018-11-18T19:25:00.001+05:302018-11-18T19:25:23.089+05:30City-lights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
By - Anmol Chandak<br />
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Far away into the horizon I stare<br />
Breathing the crisp midnight air<br />
The wind smells sweet, though somewhat bold<br />
The sky's all black, with a few patches of gold<br />
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I'm in a new place far away from home<br />
Life here's metallic, painted in chrome<br />
I try to stand still - my mind flutters away<br />
Even when awake, of 'home' I dream everyday<br />
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Amidst this blur, clarity I desire<br />
Something to soothe me, to soothe my inner fire<br />
I close my eyes and take a deep breath<br />
I fail to pacify the storm underneath<br />
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I gaze at the city, trying to get lost<br />
In it's fire and in it's frost<br />
This place here might have many pleasant sights<br />
But all I see are the glimmering City lights.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-86583483250329290192018-11-16T19:42:00.001+05:302018-11-16T20:47:43.837+05:30Fantastic Beasts 2 - the new entry in the Pottertown<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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(An honest review by a potterhead)</div>
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<i>After a wait of almost 2 years, the new Fantastic Beasts movie is out. And boy! Potterheads cannot help but be ecstasized. But wait! Does the movie really live upto all the hype and expectations around it? Or is it all show and no go?</i></div>
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The story starts with an escape sequence. Things get a bit hazy (thanks to the overpowering CGI), but I guess you already know whose escape we are talking about here - Grindelwald's of course. What follows next is a whole 2 hours long saga of one character searching another for some particular reason (well, that basically is the crux of the movie). And of course, there are a few classic Rowling-styled twists coming towards the end!</div>
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The movie definitely has faults. But everything is not all gloom and doom. I, for one, thought that the actors did real justice to the roles (inspite of crappy writing). Dumbledore was fantastic (and really Dumbledore-ish) and one cannot think of any other actor other than Jude Law for the role. Grindelwald, as a villain, leaves an impact with his seductive manouever and exotic mannerism. Newt Scamander is a treat to watch, with his social awkwardness that leads to some of the best humour sequences in the movie. Leta Lestrange is a character that was portrayed gracefully by Zoë Kravitz. Queenie was great as usual and Credance too did a great job. I am somewhat not sure what role did Tina and Jacob play here. Nicholas Flamel comes as a surprise package and so does Nagini (God! Isn't she beautiful?).</div>
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But a great cast cannot undo the poor writing and lack of proper direction. There were too many characters and none of them really connects with the audience. Character building was almost absent. The story too lacked any real purpose. The narration also seemed slow at times. Even hardcore potterheads will accept the fact that the film lacked the magic and glamour that the trailers had promised.<br />
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The movie tries too hard to make the potterfans nostalgic by throwing around bits from the original series - may it be the Hogwarts scenes, characters like McGonagall or just a view of the Ministry of Magic. Some of these do work - as apparent from the applauding theatre crowd. But most of these bits just seemed too forced. The special effects were wonderful at places and overpowering at times. The spell casting was fresh. And the beasts - they just stole the show (and we have baby Nifflers - can things get any cuter?).</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-39223017320718816262018-11-09T21:19:00.000+05:302018-11-09T21:20:00.332+05:30Adultery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
By - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009480459307" target="_blank">Sampriti Gogoi</a><br />
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(<i>Lapidation or stoning to death is a vile form of capital punishment in the Middle East. Though its nothing compared to the enigma associated with the act, the poetess has tried to portray the victim's perspective of the event.)</i><br />
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Eyes concealing clandestine poignant<br />
anxieties hidden behind my nikab you saw;<br />
When the solitious gazes of those perturbed eyes was all I saw.<br />
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Honour killings being those last ultimatums you saw,<br />
When forlone promises of liberation was all I saw;<br />
When the Devil reaps off his dues off my limp body at night,<br />
spurning bleeding blisters and sores all,<br />
vague dreams of you was all I saw.<br />
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"Why did I fall in love with you if I was never to marry you?" You questioned.<br />
But throughout my living years my own existence was all I questioned.<br />
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When exiled off autocnathous,<br />
affixed to a mayhem of long pious drama,<br />
beyond the trauma of a haemorrhagic death,<br />
your safety was all I rejoiced for.<br />
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Sentenced for debauchery,<br />
burried waist- deep when they hurled infinite stones at me<br />
-a husband,a brother and a father too rejoiced,<br />
the vicious smirks on their blood hungry faces you never saw.<br />
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Bleeding to death,<br />
my body manifesting indelible torments you never saw.<br />
My abandoned body crumbled and dumped by the shore you never saw.<br />
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Years later, attending my entombment you cried,<br />
but the pitiable remains it held of a body feasted on by dogs you never saw.<br />
My seized love I am glad you never did.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-14981008210411067392018-11-06T21:39:00.001+05:302018-11-06T21:39:06.559+05:30"Battery!" - from the diary of a myopic kid.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>"Oi battery! Eifale ahh."</i><br />
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<i>Rajbir was used to this name. Infact, he doesn't remember a time when he wasn't 'battery'.</i><br />
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<i>This is Rajbir's story.</i><br />
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Like every other story, let's begin at the very beginning. Once upon a time, I was a normal kid, doing normal stuffs. And then suddenly, everything changed.<br />
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It was in the month of October 2008 when I first realised that something was wrong with me. That blackboard in the classroom - guess what? I couldn't see it properly.<br />
I was in class 4 and not able to understand what was wrong. When I complained about this to my parents, they took me to an ophthalmologist.<br />
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14 November 2008 - children's day for all the normal folks around. But here I was, in an eye hospital - waiting for my number. Several tests later, the doc gave me my specs, - 1.25 D for both eyes.<br />
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Boy! Was I not excited in the beginning - going to school with my brand new look? Alas! Things often don't go as planned.<br />
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When I played, jumped, ran or did any physical activities like before, my specs fell down and broke. (Don't blame me - I was just a class 4 kid back then). Every time, I needed to be more careful - as if wearing specs is a new responsibility, an extra burden.<br />
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And guess what? After breaking 8 specs consecutively within a year, my dad commanded me not to play or do any thing which might break them again.<br />
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What a tragedy it was!<br />
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And to top it all - all my classmates started calling me 'battery'.<br />
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5 long years passed by! And slowly, puberty hit me. I started to care for my looks. Things started to bother me. And when a junior of mine called me "Double battery single power", I knew that I had suffered enough.<br />
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"What is your name?"<br />
"Rupam Saikia"<br />
"What is your father's name?"<br />
"Battery Saikia"<br />
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A nightmare! And Rupam Saikia - that was my son ( I am not married as of yet. But well! Dreams - you know!)<br />
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And as I woke up, I knew I had to do something. I didn't want the name 'battery' to become part of my identity, and I definitely didn't want my son to call me by that name.<br />
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The next time I went for an eye checkup, I opted for contact lens. And what after that? Well, that's another story.<br />
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But guess what? The tragedies of a myopic kid (now a myopic teen) never ends!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-50602683402884853722018-11-03T21:07:00.002+05:302018-11-03T21:10:35.868+05:30অশৰীৰি<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
By - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009480459307" target="_blank">Sampriti Gogoi</a><br />
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অদৃশ্য মই,অস্পৃশ্য মই,<br />
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ভোগ বিলাসীতাৰ উৎসৱৰ মাজৰ শূন্যতা মই,<br />
অনাদৃত মই,অনপেক্ষিত মই,<br />
পুষ্টিৰ অভাৱত উৱঁলি যোৱা শৰীৰেই যে মোৰ পৰিচয়।<br />
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নানাৰঙি সাজ সজ্জা,নিত্য নতুন বসন,<br />
বৈপৰিত্য মই,<br />
নিৰবস্ত্ৰ মই,সনগ্ন মই,<br />
ভগ্নপ্ৰায় শৰীৰেৰে বিয়পি যোৱা মুখাপৰিহিত ভদ্ৰলোকৰ লুলোপ চাৱনিত ধৰাশয়ী মই।<br />
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তথাপি সংগ্ৰামী মই,<br />
উৰেৰাতি এই সংগ্রাম,<br />
ভতুৱা কুকুৰৰ লগত খাদ্য-আশ্রয়ৰ যুঁজ মোৰ,<br />
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হৈ পৰোঁ মই অদৃশ্য আৰু অস্পৃশ্য।<br />
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<i>Arnab Goswami - the man with the black rimmed specs, jet black hair and a black coat. Hailing from a high-end political family in Assam, the man has single handedly revolutionised the media to a form of journalism in which the news anchor wasn't just a silent spectator to the ongoing debates, but was one of the panel, with an opinion to which he clung as he grilled his guests, exposing their hypocrisy. And as his voice roared with "the nation wants to know", he resonated with the vibes of the common man.</i><br />
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<i>What does Arnab has to say about himself, being a man who took the whole nation by a storm? What is the Arnab agenda? Yes, the nation indeed wants to know!</i><br />
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Q: At the very onset, the nation wants to know - how does the Arnab Goswami story really begin? Tell us about your journey of life - your childhood, teenage and college years.<br />
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Arnab: My father was in the Indian Army. Hence, I studied in different schools all over India. I changed about 6-7 schools, studied in Jodhpur, Shillong, Delhi, Pune and finally did my Class 12 from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jabalpur. After that, I went to Hindu College for my graduation.<br />
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I had a normal upbringing. I lived in cantonments and used to take the school bus and come back. I was an average student. I majored in sociology from Hindu college, Delhi University. In the three years of my graduation life, I stayed in the hostel and enjoyed college life a lot. It was an important phase in my life because it brought me in contact with people from all over India, from different parts and different backgrounds, and gave me a wide experience about this country. Hence, it was like a melting pot of various cultures and ethnicities.<br />
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Q: After that, you chose journalism. Any specific reasons behind this? What inspired you to join the field of media and news-reporting?<br />
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Arnab: Well, my Grandfather Gauri Shankar Bhattacharya, a well known literary figure and a very well known jurist, was the leader of the opposition in the Assam Assembly. He was a great intellectual and was the one who first told me about journalism. I had also started writing articles for a paper called “The North East Times.” I used to write a column when I was in college for my mama (maternal uncle) Dhruba Shankar Bhattacharya. He was pursuing law and used to write the column, and when he couldn’t write, I used to do the job. So that’s how I started.<br />
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Anyways, I always had a keenness towards writing and expressing, and that became stronger and stronger with time. And when I decided that I don’t want to be a civil servant or a doctor, this was the least possible option.<br />
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Q: Congratulations on Republic TV taking over as the most viewed English Channel weeks after weeks. Now coming to the point- many a time we feel that media houses are biased when you see it from the prism of how they report News about Delhi and rest of India. What is your opinion on the Lutyens’ Delhi media houses?<br />
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Arnab: Thank you. And yeah, I agree with you.<br />
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When I was working there for 10 years, I realized that everything is focused on Delhi. It is like the society has become very feudal, where there are a few people who control everything, including the media. So basically politics, bureaucracy, academic institutions, media and the so-called intellectuals have all come together and formed a kind of club. Now, in a country like India, presence of so much centralization affects us all. It creates a hierarchy where everything based in Delhi is class 1 and everything else is class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and so on.<br />
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Also, I think that during 60 years of a Party’s rule, it has reinforced that idea - that everything is controlled from Delhi. You want to get a job done, you want a posting, you want a promotion, you want a contract, you want to achieve something in life – whatever may it be, you have to come to Delhi. All this is really frustrating for people like me. Even while I was in college, I used to realize that it is very difficult for a person to break into that circuit, and yet, one cannot help but work hard and waste years after years trying to do so.<br />
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Why should a person be trapped amidst this nexus? Why can’t one achieve what he has to without being ‘connected in Delhi’? For 9 and 1/2 years, I have faced my own obstacles in Delhi. I had a degree from Oxford, I was a good student; yet I found it very difficult to get opportunities in the capital city. Anyway, it is not only about me.<br />
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The fact is that the country deserves greater representation, and if we don’t work for it, then who will? Hence, this is what I am trying to do in the media and everybody should do it in their respective professions.<br />
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Q: We do appreciate it a lot. But given the political cover Delhi offers, it seems to be kind of obvious that national media should lean towards the capital city. This is in contrast with Mumbai, which also has an influential spot, but lacks the political panorama that characterizes Delhi. What is your thought on that? Do you think that there is a need to reinstitute the media so that the common man gets the type of coverage that he should get?<br />
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Arnab: See, I think that the national media needs to move out of Delhi and not the state media. State media will operate from their respective states. Like in Assam today, there are 6 or 7 channels. So in my view, it is only the national media that should move out from Delhi, and when that happens, there will be a greater share of voice for the common man or you will find that at least the perspective will be different.<br />
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At present, even if you watch a political debate, you will find that 90% of the participants are from Delhi. This is what I am trying to change, because I feel that there is no reason why someone from Assam or, say, Himachal shouldn’t have as much of a say or participation in the national Debate. After all, it’s a ‘national debate’ on a ‘national issue’. So yes - I think removing the national media from Delhi will be one step forward in that direction.<br />
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Q: You have brought about an era of fierce journalism. We have seen that in your debates, you don’t spare anybody - from whatever position or background he/she might be. Since the days of ‘The Newshour’, what change have you seen in Indian journalism?<br />
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Arnab: Well, not as much of a change as I would like to see. But I do see a change now, and the change is concerning the nature of reporting. We have a format - we cover 2-3 big stories of the day. We don’t cover all the news in an extensive way. But the 2-3 stories that we pick up, we want them to have a cascading impact. We want them to have a strong effect on other people, and hence, we choose stories that really deserve that kind of coverage.<br />
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We have an activist approach to our journalism. We try to reinforce our journalism with a lot of our own opinions. Now, as a result of this approach, I find that many of our competitors are also following our footsteps. This activist journalism is fruitful, because if you take an example of a case, say those of Unnao or Kathua, you cannot achieve the type of result you want unless you pick up the story and hammer it day-in and day-out. If I just pick up a story one day and leave it the next day, then people tend to forget it, including the establishments and the powers. So yes, there has been a change - people like what we do. Also, for competitive reasons, even if not out of conviction but just for market reasons and for viewership, other channels tend to follow the same approach.<br />
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Now, if 3 or 4 channels/ newspapers/ digital entities start doing the same thing, then it creates a wave. Also, we need to make journalism reach to a result; otherwise, what’s the point in reporting? Truth is that there is no point of being a reporter if you are just going to speak about who said what. Instead, reporting is about asking the relevant questions. For 70 years in our country, journalism followed the old-school methods. I want to change this; we should start asking angular questions - what should happen? What should be the impact? Activist journalism is the future and I think there is a movement towards it.<br />
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Q: You mentioned once, “Hegemony of Western Media has to end.” Are you working in the direction of making a global news network based in India?<br />
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Arnab: Well, yeah, you can say so. Right now, I am running an English News Channel independently. We are financially independent and we are doing quite well. But I am not making the kind of money that I need to have a global channel yet. But in the future, certainly in the next 2-3 years, I will launch a global digital video news entity and through that, I will take Indian journalism abroad.<br />
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My aspiration is that we should start doing news for the world and I truly believe that we can do it. We have the talent, we have the resources. We just need to narrow down our vision to what we want to do and we need to ask ourselves why we want to do it.<br />
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One reason for wanting to do something like this is that from a historical perspective, this will make our generation proud – proud of the fact that we have an Indian equivalent of CNN and BBC. Hence, when we travel abroad, we will have a choice. Also, I don’t necessarily think that CNN or BBC gives a neutral perspective - they give an American or an Anglophile perspective. Just like them, we too don’t plan on being neutral, but our presence will bring a balance to the world in the field of global media.<br />
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Q: Coming to our home state, there is a growing sentiment among our youth that because of our predecessors, Assam is in peril right now. As an Assamese, how would you like to comment on that?<br />
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Arnab: Without a doubt, it is the job of our predecessors. I particularly would blame one of the ex Chief Ministers of the state who refused to acknowledge that there were Bangladeshis in Assam. As a result, from 70s down till 2000s, there was such a level of influx that now people are saying - you have to live with the problem. I don’t think we should live with the problem and I am fully in favor of sending illegal Bangladeshis back. Hence, we should be bold enough to identify them and take the needed steps.<br />
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Q: Do you believe the Bangladeshi government will accept them?<br />
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Arnab: Why should they not accept? Today if I fill Bangladesh with illegal Indian infiltrators, will they accept it? They will identify the Indians and send them back. Hence, we should do the same. I think we should assure the strength of government to do that. You might have entered India before 20 years or you might have done so before 30 years - it does not matter what the cutoff date is; if you have entered illegally, you are illegal at any point of time.<br />
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You can’t enter the UK with a fake passport or without a passport. So just because you have been in UK for 30 years and you decide to stay doesn’t mean that their Government will agree on that - they will identify you, pick you up and make you leave. I don’t know why we can’t do that in India.<br />
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Q: There is a huge debate in Assam regarding the Citizenship Act, the Hindu Bangladeshi and the Muslim Bangladeshi - whom to keep and whom to deport. What is your take?<br />
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Arnab: My take is that this Hindu angle is wrong; if you are going to send back foreigners, you have to send back all of them. The whole premise of the Assam Movement was that it was an anti- foreigner movement; you can’t start saying that he is a Christian foreigner, she a Hindu foreigner or another one a Muslim foreigner. The moment you do that, you are adding ammunition to the other side. I am completely against anyone who says that Hindu Bangladeshi should be allowed, because then, you are communalizing the argument. I tell everyone – I am from Assam and I can tell you that problem is not a Hindu - Muslim issue; it’s a foreigner issue. I think all illegal immigrants should be sent back, and to the section that tries to defend by saying you are Hindu and you are coming - that makes no sense to me.<br />
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Q: There is also a debate that due to religious persecution in the neighboring countries, these persecuted migrants need to be allowed to stay. What is your say on it?<br />
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Arnab: That argument can also be used by Muslims saying that due to lack of resources, due to human reasons, we should allow them to stay. Persecution is not always religious; it can be economic too. Hence, I think that it’s a wrong argument.<br />
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Q: Students and youth in Assam often feel that issues concerning the region, say, the Citizenship Bill, don’t get enough space in the national media. Is it due to lack of representation?<br />
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Arnab: It is correct, but not due to lack of representation. It is simply because right now, the focus is on the Karnataka Elections. Even people of Assam would want to know about it. But I assure you - the moment the Karnataka elections are over, we will pick up the issue of the Citizenship Bill.<br />
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It’s good to do things in an exhaustive way. But right now, we are not in a position to give our full attention to this issue. But I can assure you that from the 16th, 17th onwards, we will put our focus on it. I am aware of it and I have seen coverage on News Live, Prag News and various other local channels. I do follow Assamese channels and I will also cover the whole citizenship angle post Karnataka elections.<br />
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Q: You are not on social media platforms. What would it take to bring Arnab there?<br />
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Arnab: Well, that’s because I don’t have the time for social media (thanks to my busy schedule). It is not that I don’t feel the need for it; but you know, it has to be two way - in social media, I will have to manage time to respond to people. I am unable even to send replies to my emails. In such a situation, I don’t think I will be doing justice by being in social media.<br />
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Q: Your contribution to national media is definitely worthy of all appreciation. But there is a feeling among some people back in Assam that your contribution in rejuvenating the state media is lacking. Do you have any plans to change the course of regional media for the better?<br />
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Arnab: Honestly speaking, I would like to say that they are probably right. But I am in touch with a lot of journalists in Assam. I have also worked together with some regional channels. But it is not publicized, as whatever I do is in a professional capacity. Also, I am very busy in the National scene right now. For someone like me who belongs to a middle class background – to go out and launch a channel and make it successful, and also fight with all the big boys isn’t easy (because you know, I am up against all the big corporate houses currently). So you can say that I am very busy handling my own issues at the moment.<br />
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Q: The busy man that you are, how do you manage time for your family?<br />
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Arnab: No, I am not able to manage time for my family. I should be giving them more time, but I am unable to do so at the moment. This is a phase of my career when I have to work all-out for the next 4-5 years. So after 4 years, I might finally manage to give my family more time (laughs).<br />
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Q: Being from the health sector, we sometimes feel that the medical fraternity has become a soft target for the media. To cover up any issue of shortage or lack of enough attention from the government in this sector, the fraternity is often made a scapegoat. What are your thoughts on it?<br />
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Arnab: Both the media and the medical fraternity are groups that have a lot of dealings with the general public. It is seen that the common man expects a lot from doctors and health-workers. But at the same time, there is a need to respect the medical profession. Hence, the media should refrain from sensationalizing news related to health sector and doctors.<br />
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Q: Thank you so much for your time. We wish you and Republic TV to script more success stories and keep being the voice of the common Indian.<br />
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Arnab: Thank you. It was my pleasure.<br />
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<i>(The interview was taken on 12th May, 2018 at Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai by team Penfreak for the college magazine of Gauhati Medical College)</i></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-36599481279202477642018-10-25T20:57:00.002+05:302018-10-25T21:01:23.216+05:30She's Beautiful<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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She doesn't have a perfectly crafted body,<br />
Nor does she have brilliant looks;<br />
Her hair is not always neatly made,<br />
She's mostly engrossed in books.<br />
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Fashion is not her cup of tea,<br />
But she's got her own style;<br />
"Comfort is what matters to me the most",<br />
Says she with a gentle smile.<br />
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She might not be the best amongst all,<br />
But she feels the best in her own skin;<br />
A myriad of colourful hues she possesses,<br />
Just perfect for the life she has signed in.<br />
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A beautiful mind, full of positive thoughts,<br />
Thinking to make this world a better place;<br />
An even wonderful heart concealed deep within,<br />
Much more beautiful than the prettiest girl's face!<br />
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Her eyes lack kohl, they are so full of dreams,<br />
Every time she speaks, they sparkle brighter than moon beams.<br />
Her face reflects her inner calm, her unparalleled peace,<br />
She makes 'everybody' feel like a 'somebody' with so much ease!<br />
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Her hands are always ready to be lent for help,<br />
To the poor, needy and the ones without hope,<br />
Sure they aren't skinny and model-like pretty,<br />
But the words they scribble give enough sunshine to cope.<br />
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Her heart, truly the prettiest of them all,<br />
Brimming with love, affection and care;<br />
Kindling smiles on every individual's face,<br />
By giving the world her happiness' share.<br />
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She's the one who finds beauty in the tiniest possible things,<br />
To every individual she is dutiful,<br />
Adding her spark in her own little ways,<br />
Wouldn't you, too, call her beautiful?<br />
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(The poetess is a 1st year MBBS student from Gauhati Medical College, Assam)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-20201366612831882742018-10-21T16:06:00.000+05:302018-10-23T10:36:57.793+05:30Best Durga Puja Pandals across Assam this 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Durga Puja marathon just came to an end!</div>
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2018 has witnessed multiple pandals that have adhered to elaborate and innovative themes - both traditional and contemporary in their own rights.</div>
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Hold your horses. Team penfreak brings to you the most attention grabbing pandals across the state, from Bongaigaon and Mangaldai to Tinsukia and Dibrugarh, and from Silchar and Guwahati to Nagaon and Tezpur, and also covering the towns of Jorhat and Sivsagar.</div>
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Link: <a href="http://www.penfreak.in/2018/10/top-5-durga-puja-pandals-from-dibrugarh.html?m=1" target="_blank">Top 5 Durga Puja Pandals in Dibrugarh this 2018</a></div>
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This is medieval age poetry. Set in the old German period, it depicts a soliloquy in two different time frames. </div>
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<i>(The lady is a new recruit to the Battle ship 'Ehre'. Her father is the captain. She believes in omens and has premonitions. Her comrades call these things 'strange'. </i></div>
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<i>She liked one Roemho. It appears they had romantic interests. Yet he didn't share all secrets with her. He seemed to be the only person to believe her. </i></div>
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<i>There was a highly confidential meeting called one day. It was very dark, maybe because of the weather that she thought it wasn't morning yet. There was another battle ship Prinzessin. Some of the cadets were to be transferred there, Roemho being one of them. He</i><i> came to bid adieu with a seaflower bud. </i><i>She wanted to tell about her premonition this time but refrained, maybe she feared criticism. </i></div>
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I see premonitions. People don't believe. </div>
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Had it not been for my father so dear, </div>
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On the Ehre, I would have been a dismay. </div>
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I like Roemho. He believes me. </div>
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I like his eyes too, you can see them glisten sometimes. </div>
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At times, they turned dark you see, </div>
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But, in them, was love for me. </div>
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Morning? I think it isn't dawn yet. </div>
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They say it is morning, I <b>believe</b> it now. </div>
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Prinzessin was here, </div>
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Oh, and yes, (before I forget), my gut was wrenching! </div>
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Roemho came with a latifolia bud. </div>
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"Auf weidersehen", eyes glistening again. </div>
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(I will take away his eyes someday) </div>
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Yet, the clouds were so dull. </div>
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The waves so incessant, </div>
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a flickering incandescent. </div>
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Dusk brought volumous patters. </div>
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Ehre was docked</div>
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Blinded night it was</div>
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While the waves rocked. </div>
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Prinzessin capsized, I was told. </div>
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'Did you believe me? ', I asked</div>
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Whom? To that 'not so strange' me! </div>
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" Auf weidersehen " already is it? </div>
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He is dead, and so, this time I had to <b>believe.</b></div>
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(The poetess is a 3rd semester MBBS student from Gauhati Medical College)</div>
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<b>Compiled by </b>- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dibyoraj.dutta" target="_blank">Dibyaraj Dutta</a></div>
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After our <i>Top Durga Puja Pandals in Guwahati this 2018 </i>compilation, team penfreak presents a compilation of the <i>Top 5 Durga Puja Pandals from Dibrugarh this 2018.</i></div>
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The buzzing bee, the giant flower and the twinkles of greenary all around - this pandal is definitely at par with those from Kolkata. This<span style="text-align: left;"> has gotta be our top pick for the best puja pandal in Assam this year.</span></div>
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By - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006112129500" target="_blank">Pratap K Das</a><br />
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<b><i>"Dhaker Taale Komor Dole,</i></b><br />
<b><i>Khusite Nache Mon,</i></b><br />
<b><i>Aj Baja Kasor Jama Asor,</i></b><br />
<b><i>Thakbe Ma Ar Katakhan..."</i></b><br />
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Its festive season! <b><i>Bolo Bolo Durga Maa ki Joy! </i></b>Durga Pujo or Navratri holds different values and traditions for various communities; but one thing that remains constant is that it's synonymous with shopping, pandal hopping and doi-mishti with gorom gorom jilaapis.<br />
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Guwahati has always been a hotbed for Puja celebrations year in and out. We took a ride out on the night of Maha Saptami (as we did last year) around the city and we present to you our top picks for this year’s Puja. This is our 3rd installment in making a 'Top Puja Pandals around Guwahati' list. Make sure to visit as many of them as you can this time round.<br />
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1. Lakhi Mandir, Beltola<br />
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This is our top pick for this year. The sheer magnitude of the pandal is impressive. It stands tall in all its glory and grandeur. To top it off, the interior decorations are a delight. And the pratima has a calming presence in the backdrop of a serene natural setting. Also lakhi mandir has traditionally catered to the kids. The chimp will keep your kids entertained. People, do check this puja out.<br />
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2. Rest Camp Kalibari, Pandu<br />
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The Rest Camp Puja is an evergreen hit. Puja for Guwahatians is incomplete if you haven't visited here. This time too honoring it's reputation, the pandal looks stunning and is a spectator's delight. The pratima is gorgeous and the dhaaker taal will keep you hooked.<br />
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3. Sluice Gate, Shantipur<br />
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Carrying on its rich legacy forward, this year too Sluice Gate puja committee has come up with a new thought. The pandal walls display many thought-provoking paintings which would linger in your minds for their amazing detailing and precision.<br />
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4. Bishnupur High School, Bishnupur<br />
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This puja has always enthralled visitors for it's theme-based pujas. This time, it's centered on the theme of Bharat Mata and the freedom struggle. The cave-like interiors depict the Indian freedom struggle and is a tribute to many of our forgotten heroes. Do check it out.<br />
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5. Athgaon, below the flyover<br />
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Number 1 pratima recommendation from us. Durga Maa draped in a beautiful ghagra-choli would surely get you mesmerized. Do keep this on your list people.<br />
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6. Nayantara Club Puja<br />
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The Nayantara Club puja has been known for its lighting. Keeping in line with tradition the lighting is spectacular and is complemented by a lights and sound show.<br />
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7. Geetanagar Field puja<br />
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The Geetanagar field puja has been recieving a lot of attention. This time too it's got enough to keep you interested. Shutterbugs won't be disappointed.<br />
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8. Latasil Khel Pothar Puja<br />
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Set in the spacious Latasil ground, this puja pandal has been attracting fair amount of people for it's central location in town. The pratima here looks pretty.<br />
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Railway Colony Puja, Bamunaidan<br />
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Bhootnath Puja<br />
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So these were our top picks in this year’s Puja. We may have missed some of the Pujas which could have easily made it to the list.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-20231476893925880022018-10-11T21:33:00.001+05:302018-10-11T21:33:22.586+05:30ৰাঙলী বেলিৰ ৰহণত জিলিকি উঠে অপৰাহ্ন, পখীবোৰে দি যায় কলৰব প্ৰশান্ত<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-14176096943135739962018-10-08T11:33:00.000+05:302018-10-08T11:33:58.748+05:30Venom: the new anti-hero in the town<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's almost autumn, and with the marvel cinematic universe launching some great hits this year, the recent spider-man spin-off venom just filled a gap that was present amidst the next marvel movies that are to come.</div>
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Starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, this dynamic and talented actor has outdone himself yet again.<br />
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The first half of the movie is a bit slow paced, but Tom's acting makes up for it. Alas! The rest of the cast couldn't deliver it that well. The relation of the symbiote and Eddie is the one thing that had the movie going good. Apart from that, the antagonist here doesn't get much of a screentime, but the action as well some witty and funny scenes make up completely for what it lacked.</div>
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Over all, the movie does deliver and the post credit scene might promise another sequel. If you are bored (like really bored) and wanna watch something good and entertaining, stop reading this lame review and go book the tickets already!</div>
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পাৰাপাৰহীন মহাসমুদ্ৰৰ এক প্ৰান্তত<br />
নীলিম শূন্যতাৰ আৱৰণৰ মাজত,<br />
প্ৰজ্ঞাৰ শলিতা জ্বলাই দূৰ কৰাৰ হাবিয়াস<br />
অন্তৰৰ দাবানলময়ী ক্ষুধা।<br />
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শান্তিহীনতাৰ পাৰিপৰ্শ্বিকতাৰ হেন্দোলনিৰ মাজত<br />
আক্ষেপ কৰি ৰৈছে নিৰ্জনতাই ;<br />
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তেন্তে ক্ষুব্ধ হৃদয়ৰ স্থিতপ্ৰজ্ঞাক<br />
জীৱন্ত কৰাৰ প্ৰয়োজন মোৰ;<br />
কিন্তু ,কোনে বাধা দিয়ে ........<br />
পৰিহাসময়ী জীৱনৰ নবৰূপৰ পৰিকল্পনাক?<br />
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এখন নিৰ্মল হৃদয়ৰ বক্ষত<br />
কাৰ বাবে ৰৈ যায় .....<br />
মোহময়ী জোনাকময় কক্ষ<br />
যি কক্ষই আকোৱালি লয়<br />
অনাকাংক্ষীত ,কিন্তু....<br />
প্ৰাণস্পৰ্শী লোকক বিনাদ্বির্ধাই!<br />
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আতুৰ প্ৰাণত জ্বলাই দিয়ে<br />
নিৰ্জনতাত নিৰ্বাপিত হ'ব ধৰা শলিতা ,<br />
কিন্তু,চিৰদিন থাকি যায়নে....<br />
শলিতাৰ তমসানাশী শক্তি?<br />
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মনৰ উন্মাদনাত অবিলম্বিত ভাৱবোৰে যেন<br />
প্ৰতিধ্বনি তোলে হিয়াৰ কোণত,<br />
মূৰ্ছনাময়ী সঙ্গীতৰ তালত যেন<br />
তৃপ্তি লয় আকুলিত হৃদয়ে।<br />
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পৃথিৱী!!....মই এতিয়া তোমাৰ বক্ষত নাই ।<br />
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মৰীচিকাময়ী আত্মকেন্দ্ৰিক চুনামীয়ে<br />
লৈ গ'ল মোক অসন্তুলিত জলৰাশিলৈ।।<br />
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অকলশৰীয়া মই !<br />
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এতিয়া মাথোঁ শুনিব পাইছোঁ ...<br />
সেই দৰদী নিয়তিৰ উত্তাল কিৰিলী,<br />
অস্ত যোৱা উন্মাদনাৰ ৰক্তত<br />
প্ৰত্যুত্তৰৰ কোনো চিন-চাব নাই ।<br />
অনিবাৰ্য শিহৰণকাৰী কালৰ দলিছাইদি<br />
পামনে এক নতুন জীৱনৰ আদৰণি???<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-12643878732050748332018-10-06T20:58:00.000+05:302018-10-06T20:58:29.119+05:30"Beauty is not just a white girl. It's so many different flavors and shades" - Queen Latifah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-40337074435743995582018-10-04T21:16:00.000+05:302018-10-04T22:01:37.819+05:30Artificial intelligence - what next?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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AI or artificial intelligence is perhaps one of the most heavily researched areas of modern day science. With the tremendous amount of promise it presents, coupled with the ambiguity of the very idea of AI, it is something that both exhilarates and daunts people all around the globe.</div>
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Scientific works on AI have been going on for more than half a century now. The term was coined by J McCarthy in 1955. According to McCarthy, every aspect of learning or any other feature of intelligence could, in principle, be so precisely described that a machine could </div>
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Now the image that comes to some of our minds could be one of despair or one of great promise. Imagine our lives surrounded by super bots that would perform tedious works for us on our commands and possibly perform tasks that are quite beyond our capabilities. Wouldn't that make life much easier? On the other hand (and in a much worse scenario) we could imagine a world where machines far superior to us fought us - the humans, their very own creators, for world dominion. In the present situation, neither of the scenarios are happening anytime soon (atleast not until another century, scientists believe). </div>
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As of now, we are still in an infancy stage of realising the full potential and possibility of artificial intelligence. But it is out there - playing roles in our lives, right from applications such as Google Assistant to Siri and Cortana, search engines with the ability to provide lists of useful information out of millions of GB of data available to superintelligent games and self driving cars to AI systems (developed by a team in Germany, France and US) that could detect cancer with upto 95% accuracy. </div>
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All above-mentioned examples are a type of artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) or type I AI. ANI are the most basic types of AI. They do not have the ability to form memories, nor use past experiences to form decisions. They are programmed for performing specific tasks and have no ability to function beyond that. This is the very line that separates the AI that we presently have from the AI that we aspire to have.</div>
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The type II or artificial general intelligence (AGI) is the type of AI that has the ability to mimic human intelligence and or behaviour and is indistinguishable from that of a human. They would not just take what we give them but form their own thoughts and opinions and have awareness that was hitherto unthinkable in a machine. In other words they would be dynamic beings, capable of thinking and learning.</div>
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The type III or artificial super intelligence (ASI) is the final stage of AI where it doesn't just mimic human intelligence but surpasses it and it's something we only speculate about. It is something that is quite hard to conceive and accept as humans who are quite adamant about calling ourselves the most superior beings of the planet.</div>
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But let us imagine that we do get to the point where they are not just an idea that could evaporate into thin air but are very real and functioning. What then? What are we supposed to expect or look forward to? </div>
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In truth, that is something only time will tell. As said earlier, it could go both ways - the great or the worst things could come out of it for us. On the positive side, we would have machines not just capable of sharing a big chunk of our tasks, accessing places and performing tasks that are impossible for us, but also save us lot of time performing enormous tasks in the blink of an eye, and also innovating and contributing towards research and development - helping us find solutions to enormous global climatic crisis. Doesn't that seem wonderful?</div>
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But on the other hand, the very same qualities that make them a blessing could make them our doom. Being faster, smarter and in general better than us in everything, aren't these very machines going to replace us eventually? We could very well meet the same fate the small-scale workers met in the face of industrial revolution or when the agricultural revolution ended with the farmers of England being outed by new farming technologies. </div>
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The truth, a more banal one, is that we are letting machine algorithms take over what were human decisions earlier to some extent today, and more so in the future - we will be letting these machine algorithms decides who should be getting a job, which part of city should get developed, whether you should get a loan and in case of a crime what punishment should you get. It might sound outrageous but that is exactly what is happening. And the worst part would be that we would be in no position to question these decisions. </div>
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"Success in creating effective AI, could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization. Or the worst. We just don't know. So we cannot know if we will be infinitely helped by AI, or ignored by it and side-lined, or conceivably destroyed by it," Stephen Hawking once said.</div>
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There is no going back now - the Jeanie is already out of the bottle; what we can do is consider ways to harness its powers.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-80847813201398564952018-10-04T04:59:00.001+05:302018-10-04T04:59:17.690+05:30"Humanity is a lot like me, it's an ageing movie star grappling with all the newness, wondering whether she got it right" - 'Badshah' Shah Rukh Khan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141606284230153222.post-67004358149059419082018-10-03T04:31:00.000+05:302018-10-03T04:35:09.383+05:30The girl, the monster and some questions unanswered<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A smashing sound disturbed Hina's ears while she was studying Moseley's modern periodic law. She quickly closed her Chemistry book and went out of her study room to take a look what's happening outside. To her surprise, she saw her loving mother lying on the floor along with a stream of tear drops and the 53 years old monster standing in rage and trying to hit her again. <br />
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It wasn't the 1st time she saw this; it had happened many times before. That monster picked up his car key and departed. Hina stood numb, near the door and thought, "What more pleasure does he want in this age? My mom has grown old now and she may not have the capacity to fulfil her husband's hunger for sex! Is that the reason he hits her every alternate day?<br />
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"Is 'sex' the only way to maintain a happy marriage? Then why do people say that understanding, trust etc. are the ways to lead a happy married life? Why people say that 'love' is the secret of happy marriage when 'sex' is all they need? Is 'sex' the meaning of 'love'?<br />
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"Why does a man marry a woman taking so many vows when his hunger for sex doesn't end only with one woman? <br />
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"Why can't a man be happy with his wife and children in his mid-age? Doesn't a man/woman think of their children while lying in the bed with someone else? Don't they know what will be its impact on their growing children? Don't they know this 'adultery' shatters the faith of their children in marriage and they fear to marry someone in future?<br />
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"Is this a psychological effect at a certain age that a person becomes 'adulterous'? Then why is the word still 'marriage' existing when at some point of life one is going to destroy the faith of his/her spouse?"<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">এবুকু সপোন আৰু সীমাহীন আশাৰ অন্য এটি নাম "ভিলেজ ৰকষ্টাৰ"। বাস্তৱৰ এটি জীয়া কাহিনী ইমান নিখুঁত ভাবে উপস্থাপন কৰা হৈছে যে ছবি নে তথ্যচিত্ৰ দৰ্শকে মনিবয়ে নোৱাৰে। </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">এক নিৰ্ভেজাল, অকৃত্ৰিম, জীয়া কাহিনীয়ে সকলোৰে মাজত প্ৰৱেশ কৰিব ধৰে। এক কাব্যিক গতিৰে চিনেমাখনৰ কাহিনীয়ে গতি কৰে। আৱহ সংগীতৰ প্ৰতিটো সুৰ, প্ৰতিটো দৃশ্য আমাৰ অতিকৈ হৃদয়ৰ কাষৰ, যদিওবা বহুতেই শিপা ডাল পাহৰি পেলাইছে। তথাপিও বহুতৰ বাবে আমাৰ প্ৰকৃত ঠিকনাটোৰ সৈতে পৰিচয় কৰাই দিলে। জীৱনৰ কোনো কোন ক্ষণত বিচাৰি ফুৰা সতেজতা খিনি আপুনি বা মই এই ছবিখনত বিচাৰি পাম। </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">ছবিখনৰ সফলতাৰ আঁৰত আছে ইয়াৰ মৌলিকতা তথা নিজস্ব উপস্থাপন শৈলী। গতানুগতিক অসমীয়া ছবি বা আন ছবিৰ ধাৰাৰ পৰা ফালৰি কাঁটি আহি ছবিখনে সূচনা কৰিছে এক নতুনত্ব। কাহিনীৰ গতিৰ লগত আপুনি নিজকে সম্পূৰ্ণৰূপে সমৰ্পন কৰিব লাগিব। </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">ধুনুৰ সেই সপোন, তাইৰ লগৰীয়া সকলৰ লগত কৰা খেল-ধেমালি, গাঁৱৰ বোকা-পানী, বানপানীৰ দৃশ্যৰ মাজত আপুনি ক্ৰমে হেৰাই যাব। ধুনুৰ তেজস্বী মন, তাইৰ মাকৰ অদম্য সাহস আৰু তেওঁলোকৰ মৰমে আমাক সপোন দেখিবলৈ শিকায়।</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> চিনেমাখনৰ দুটা মান দৃশ্য যেনে ধুনুৰ মৰমৰ ছাগলী জনী হেৰাই যোৱাত তাই বিচাৰি যোৱা, তাইৰ তুলনী বিয়াৰ দৃশ্য, মাকে দেউতাকৰ সাঁতুৰীব নজনা কাৰণে মৃত্যু হোৱা বুলি ধুনুক সাঁতুৰীব শিকোৱা, ধুনুৰ তোলনি বিয়া, আৰু ধুনুৰ মাকে গীতাৰখন লৈ অহা দৃশ্যাংশ অতি মমনশীল। </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">সমাজৰ তথা-কথিত ৰীতি-নীতিৰ প্ৰতি ধুনু বিদ্ৰোহী। ধুনুৱে এবাৰ কাগজ এখনত পঢ়িছিল “যিটো বস্তু তুমি বিচাৰা, সেইটো তুমি এদিন পাবাই” ইয়াকে মূলমন্ত্ৰ ৰূপে তাই তাৰ সপোনক জীয়াই ৰাখিছিল। </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">ভিলেজ ৰকষ্টাৰৰ আকাশ, নদী সেউজীয়া গছ বোৰে যেন কঢ়িয়াই ফুৰিছে আশাৰ বতৰা। লং শ্বটত তলৰ পৰা লোৱা শিশু সমূহ আৰু আকাশৰ দৃশ্যৰ মাজত সোমাই আছে যেন আকাশ চোৱাৰ হেঁপাহ। তেনেই চিনাকি নিভাঁজ গাঁৱৰ চিত্ৰায়নত ৰীমা দাস বহু পৰিমাণে সফল। আশা কৰোঁ চিনেমাখনে সৰ্বকালৰ ইতিহাস ভংগ কৰি অস্কাৰতো নিজৰ জয়যাত্ৰা অটুট ৰাখে।</span></div>
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