Recently you all must have gone through news with heading “A 21 year old girl commits suicide when her morphed photographs appeared on Facebook”. Everyone read this like any ordinary news. Are you too one of them? Do you think it is something to be forgotten in an era when even a school going kid is very active on social media? Remember, every piece of news is ordinary until it … [Read more...]
My Thoughts After Spending Few Hours At Shamshan Ghat. It Was Sad In A Completely Different Way!
2 PM. Sultanganj, Bihar. I arive at the sultanganj ganga ghat. The river ganga is flowing with its head lifted up in glory of purifying the land since centuries. Sun is shining with all its armor, and on the sand, there stand various bamboo huts providing relief from the punishing Sun. Wind blows providing momentary solace. The scene looks beautiful doesn't it? Wait till I … [Read more...]
A Student Died In A Premier Engg Institute. And How He Died Is As Awful As It Can Get!
I am a student of NIT Durgapur. And this is the dark side of my institute. About what happened with a student of my college due to the negligence of my college authorities. In spite of having severe headache Prosenjit Sarkar (a student of Electrical Engineering in NIT Durgapur) had to continue with his semester end exams in NIT Durgapur, as the authorities believed these … [Read more...]
Comparing The Death Of Saurabh Kumar To Dadri Lynching Shows The Big Picture
In the past few days, the Indian media space was flooded with news of a 53 year old man lynched by mob for allegedly consuming beef. While this is a condemnable act and should be rebuked at all levels, this issue had been politicized. At the same time an honest engineer working for Indian Railways killed brutally, lacks the much needed political attention and media coverage … [Read more...]
Uphaar Cinema Fire That Is Still Burning: Can 60 Crores Compensate the Life Of 59 People?
New Delhi: Friday 13th June 1997 59 Indians were enjoying the afternoon show of the patriotic movie, 'Border', filled with a sense of honor and pride for their country. Little did they know that the authorities which run their country and the judicial system of the same country, will be the reason for their death and then an everlasting grief for their families who were left … [Read more...]