war

War and peace and poetry and poets

How can you talk about peace without taking into account war? Both are subjects not only of Tolstoy’s great novel but also of the two founding epic poems of Greek as well as Indian literature.

Poetry / A night poem

my eyes can barely take the weight of sleep/ now/ now that you are wording sentences on wars

A refugee's tale in Calcutta

Unlike many of the war refugees from Bangladesh in Calcutta, he felt no urge to be involved in the war. He had fled the country to save his life, not to participate in the fight.

Swami Vivekananda’s universal humanism continues to be relevant today

His philosophy focused on the greatness that man can discover within himself

Manifesto for Social Progress

Deep social change often come from people, social movements and civil society organisations, rarely from top down

Ukraine Defence Ministry uses anime reference while highlighting Russian war losses

Ukrainian MoD drops Chainsaw Man and One Piece references.

No need for Bangladeshi volunteers to join military operation in Ukraine: Russian Embassy 

The Russian Embassy in Dhaka today said that although they appreciated the gesture of Bangladeshi citizens who wanted to volunteer in the Russian military operation in Ukraine, there is no need for it.

UEFA Euro 2016 / Fans mock as Eng dumped out of Europe twice in a week

England score an ignominious double on Monday, becoming the first country to be dumped out of Europe twice in a week and in the process losing both its prime minister and national soccer team manager.

Hoop dreams of Cambodia's disabled cagers

Slamming into each other with a metallic crunch, Cambodia's first women's wheelchair basketball team are changing attitudes to disability in a nation where unexploded landmines claim new victims every week but physical impairments are scorned.

March 25, 2023
March 25, 2023

A night poem

my eyes can barely take the weight of sleep/ now/ now that you are wording sentences on wars

March 25, 2023
March 25, 2023

War and peace and poetry and poets

How can you talk about peace without taking into account war? Both are subjects not only of Tolstoy’s great novel but also of the two founding epic poems of Greek as well as Indian literature.

March 23, 2023
March 23, 2023

A refugee's tale in Calcutta

Unlike many of the war refugees from Bangladesh in Calcutta, he felt no urge to be involved in the war. He had fled the country to save his life, not to participate in the fight.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Swami Vivekananda’s universal humanism continues to be relevant today

His philosophy focused on the greatness that man can discover within himself

November 20, 2022
November 20, 2022

Manifesto for Social Progress

Deep social change often come from people, social movements and civil society organisations, rarely from top down

September 30, 2022
September 30, 2022

Ukraine Defence Ministry uses anime reference while highlighting Russian war losses

Ukrainian MoD drops Chainsaw Man and One Piece references.

April 7, 2022
April 7, 2022

No need for Bangladeshi volunteers to join military operation in Ukraine: Russian Embassy 

The Russian Embassy in Dhaka today said that although they appreciated the gesture of Bangladeshi citizens who wanted to volunteer in the Russian military operation in Ukraine, there is no need for it.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Fans mock as Eng dumped out of Europe twice in a week

England score an ignominious double on Monday, becoming the first country to be dumped out of Europe twice in a week and in the process losing both its prime minister and national soccer team manager.

April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016

Hoop dreams of Cambodia's disabled cagers

Slamming into each other with a metallic crunch, Cambodia's first women's wheelchair basketball team are changing attitudes to disability in a nation where unexploded landmines claim new victims every week but physical impairments are scorned.

March 25, 2016
March 25, 2016

A war, a life

A war is a battle fought by others, where deaths are only piling numbers and the critically injured- someone else’s problem.