As a host every Bengali is warm and passionate, a guest is treated like an envoy from God. Even if you travel towards the heart of darkness you will be amused by the mystic side of Bengal and quite possibly as impressed as Joseph Conrad was when he asked if the flow of civilization...
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For the last seven days my staple reading has become the world famous book by Paulo Freire’s ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed.”. I just admire how a philosopher can make a brain storm by doing post mortem of the society. Paulo Freire is simply successful in this regard. Political history says that we, the people...
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Bangladeshis have very rare occasion of celebrating national victories. But we had one yesterday which people irrespective of political belief, cast and creed celebrated. An occasion which brought Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition close together. Our cricketers gave us the moment of joy and glory. Bengal tigers white washing full strength black...
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Virender Sehwag crippled the bowling attack of South Africa on the third day of the first Test held in Chennai scoring the fastest ever triple century in history with 300 runs off 278 balls. Sehwag finished the day unbeaten at 309 taking India to 468-1 in reply to South Africa’s total of 540. The...
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