The recent accidental deaths at Saidapet metro-rail construction site and a building construction site in Egmore bring forth serious questions about safety measures at construction workplaces across the city. On January 12 , 20-year-old migrant construction worker, Ranjith Biswal from Odisha, lost his life when a 70-tonne crawler carrying a 22-tonne load came crashing down…
In the small village of Khrang, located in the Khadarshnong Laitkroh Block of East Khasi Hills district, a group of young Khasi boys sit around a bonfire. The temperature is below three degree Celsius and they are keeping themselves warm. Piercing the silence of the hills, a shrill whistled tune reaches the group. One of…
It was quite congested inside the Sumo. People were crammed up and didn’t understand English or Hindi. We were the only two backpackers in a jeep full of workers, traders and cultivators who were returning to their respective villages after a hard day of work in the capital city of Shilong. *** Within an…
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1. In the 6th century B.C, a Sakya prince from Kapilavastu renounced all worldly attachments and dedicated his entire life to search for an answer to the grotesque questions of pain and sorrow that had assailed his mind and heart. Walking through dense jungles and barren stretches of land, he practised austerities to cleanse his soul and…
Abhishek Saha 