CHAKRAVIEW

Fire and the city

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:16:45 +0530

Fires have become synonymous with the city of Kolkata. Since 2008, 10 major fires have broken out in the heart of the city. But why is the city so prone

Manipur: Faith blocked

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:48:38 +0530

India doesn't deserve Manipur. Manipur more than deserves India - despite the holier than thou incarnates in New Delhi. The state faces the worst step-motherly treatment in the history of

Indian doctors, made-in-China

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:48:27 +0530

If you have often baulked at the 'Made in China' tag, there's a new product coming your way: Indian doctors. Thousands of made-in-China Indian doctor hopefuls enrolled in Chinese

What Bengal Left didn't learn from China

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:45:49 +0530

It's actually ironic that I am in China! To understand the enormity of the purpose, you have to be born, bred in West Bengal, my home state in India. I

Of clouds and computing in China

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:35:12 +0530

As they say, every cloud has a silver-lining. This cloud in Kungming had one. It was overcast when we landed early morning, to be replaced by a beautiful day soon

Jyoti Basu: The Unkindest Cut

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:45:32 +0530

The more I look back I get angry. But that's not the problem. The problem is that my anger quotient increases manifold as I visualise what's happening and what lies

Revolt of the forgotten Communist

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:36:30 +0530

It's not surprising that a renewed Naxalite movement in India started as the country was marching on the highway of globalisation. In Bengal though, it was coupled with the potent

Swear, aye countrymen

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 24 May 2009 10:30:30 +0530

I, Kamal Nath, do swear in the name of god, that it has become a habit (being a minister). I, Kamal Nath, do swear in the name of god, that

Democracy, to be continued…

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:01:49 +0530

Two decisions taken last week have ensured that Bangladesh's tryst with democracy continues. One was taken on February 25, within hours of the bloody mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)

Change Ahoy!

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:44:33 +0530

It is one of the world's most popular honeymoon destinations, a picture perfect archipelago dotting the Indian Ocean, where the rich and famous from all corners of the world come

VBlogs: Mizoram DIARY - III

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:27:15 +0530

It's party times, folks Elections, in Mizoram, feels a bit like a party. Rock concerts, church meetings on Sunday, elections meetings with audiences in their Sunday best, leaders trying

VBlogs: Mizoram DIARY - II

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:12:40 +0530

Bamboo = Ballot
About 6 months back, it was disaster in the making. 'Mautam' was threatening, in some places, already happening. Because Melocanna baccifera was flowering.