A story of “survival through the lenses of imagination”

Nilanjan P Choudhury’s novel: Shillong Times is a “story of friendship and fear” as the sub-title suggests. Friendship’s association with ‘fear’ then, seems to be a thematic focus. Set against the backdrop of Shillong in the volatile times of the 1980s, the novel is an addition to what is now turning out to be a fairly…

Why Attack Children? The Loss of Innocence

Once again, we are witness to barbaric acts going unnoticed or applied blinkers to by the authorities. I am referring to the stone pelting on a school bus in Haryana. Targeting innocent children is an example of the worst sort of mob violence. It is horrifying to watch the videos of the attack that…