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Local communities stimulate wildlife tourism in Assam

Visitors and tourists were just about trickling in when we visited Manas National Park, the Raimona National Park, and Kakaijana Park in western Assam in late October. The safari tour drivers, forest guides, homestays and hotel staff are back and eagerly awaiting tourists to flock in.

‘A poemlet may find a distinctly unique identity for itself’

Poetry is at its best when it is precise. The poems that are small in size are poemlets. In Bengali, it is known as Anu kabita. Silences in a poemlet are dominant due to the minimal use of words. There is no noise. The poemlets come as waves and immerse the emotions of the readers, creating a hypnotic effect.

Dance on wheels

The Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), in collaboration with Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH), unveiled two remarkable events at the South Lawn, VMH: UTSAV III and Dance on Wheels recently.

Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan: Gateway to moksha

Kashi Labh Mukti Bhavan, located in Varanasi, has come up with a peaceful environment for the physically ill. This place allows them to look back at their either dull or happening life and prepare for their final journey towards moksha.

Bae watch: Engagement farming in the misogyny market

Now, almost three decades and several marriages later, Anderson has flowered into that rare Hollywood unicorn: a beautiful woman who seems ok with aging—and not in that preachy, pseudo-enlightened and self-important way, either.