RABINDRANATH TAGORE, AND OUR FAILED LEGACY Rabindranath Tagore had forward looking and clearly articulated views about nationalism in the light of cross-cultural knowledge, education for freedom of the…
SB Veda During the run-up to the 2011 state elections in West Bengal, the uniform cacophonic layer of howling busses, beeping horns, and running voices, permeating the air…
INDIA VOTES The largest election in the history of democracy commenced its arduous nine-phase process in the Himalayan foothills of northeastern India, with Narendra Modi’s opposition party poised…
PRELUDE TO WORLD WAR III? The crisis in the Ukraine deepened, today, as the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk reportedly declared itself independent from the central government in…
MEXICO CITY – The family of Bassil Alejandro Da Costa Frías, the youngest of her three children, saw him for the last time on February 12th. He had…
THREE DAYS CULMINATING IN SEA OF SILENCE “If you desire to live in peace, hear all that falls on your ears, see all that appears before your eyes,…
“I’m excited to announce that we’ve agreed to acquire WhatsApp and that their entire team will be joining us at Facebook.” – Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook ZUCKERBERG’S STATEMENT:…
THE POET, THE PRIZE, AND ITS PEDAGOGY “because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed…
CONVICTION OF INDIAN AMERICAN TRADER LEAVES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS ANOTHER CASE OF SELECTIVE PROSECUTION? MANY WOULD SAY ‘NO’: MARTOMA HAS A TRACK RECORD OF DISHONESTY FROM HIS…
VIKRAM SETH: A Virtuoso Comes Calling, Again There are two pillars, of whom it can be said are responsible for supporting the structure of what Salman…
On the 117th anniversary of his birth, we reflect on the life of Subhas Chandra Bose, one of India’s most popular and misunderstood freedom fighters. Bose or Netaji…
A review magazine about Arts, Culture, Current Events, History and Philosophy, and featuring interviews – The Global Calcuttan is a person inhabiting a fortress of the mind –…
Does Jhumpa Lahiri’s Real Skill Lie in Short Stories? I have great respect for Jhumpa Lahiri. Some of her stories, especially, seem to me among the best written by any living…
COURT GRANTS RIGHT TO SUE TATAs IN LONDON FOR LAPSE IN SECURITY ON 26/11 By S.B. Veda with inputs from agencies LONDON — Not long after the tragic…
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