Don’t suffer. It has always been tough for me to understand why people suffer so much. And most of the time I observed that most of them suffer for no reason at all. During the pandemic, that is exactly what happened. For most people, the pandemic was a time when there was mostly nothing to do. The outside world was cut off. All we had to do was maintain precautionary measures and simply relax. The ones who were affected the most during the pandemic — those infected with the

War makes certain people rich while destroying the people and places where it is conducted. Wars paved the way for many developed nations today to reach great heights of economic prosperity. A proven system, it seems. Conquest of far-off lands for booty has been the norm since time immemorial. History has taught us exactly that. But what happens if you can justify the wars you wage on others? What if you can build a narrative that makes your warring nature look like that of a

I come from the northeastern state of Tripura. The place where I grew up is a small town 60 km away from the state capital, Agartala. As a child, whenever I saw planes passing by, I stared at them and was deeply fascinated. Who else here wanted to become a pilot as a kid? As a child, I too wanted to become a pilot. It was the awe, the wonder of what the sky would be like. The feeling of flying high in the sky among the clouds with the birds was the dream of many kids like me.

Migration of people is an age-old phenomenon. People have been migrating around the world for thousands of years for livelihood and better opportunities. But when people are forced to migrate then they become refugees. According to the United Nations, “A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or memb

From the balcony of the high-rise brick block, he looks to the sky full of twinkling stars. As the heavy breeze caresses his skin, the modern man sips at his glass of wine. How much better can life be? At bedtime, he again looks up to the sky and thinks the most inevitable question: Who is he really? He wonders in his aloneness, mutters to himself, remembers his past, and imagines what the future could be. Still gazing at the stars, he now slowly feels the tiredness of his bo

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On World Literacy Day, explore the truth behind India’s literacy rate of 76.32%. Discover why current surveys fail to reflect the real quality of education and why India’s colonial-era education system needs urgent reform.