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Independent Scholar. Polymath.

Sociology in JNU

Posted on May 16, 2012 by secondsaturn

Indian Sociological Conference Diamond Jubilee – Lazy Sunday on JNU Lawns. by Susmita Dasgupta on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 6:13am · . The Indian Sociological Society was at last convened in JNU, New Delhi on the occasion of its … Continue reading →

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Makarsankranti

Posted on May 16, 2012 by secondsaturn

Makar Sankranti – Boromani’s Day by Susmita Dasguptaon Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 11:15am · I always associate Makar Sankranti with Boromani. Dida would call the last day of the Poush as Poush Sankranti but Boromani would invariably call it … Continue reading →

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Fatal Flaws of Feminism

Posted on May 16, 2012 by secondsaturn

When I was born a girl child, being the first born in a family of sparse fertility, my parents decided that never in my life as an adult they will allow my gender to get in my way. Thus while … Continue reading →

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Robibaarer Tuki Taaki..

Posted on May 13, 2012 by secondsaturn

13th May 2012, Just a Day In The Life of India I sit this morning with my back to a hot and scorching sun pouring into my balcony. I am inside my room with just a khadi curtain between me … Continue reading →

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Poriborton, whats the new politics?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by secondsaturn

Just as I am working on editing a book that I purport to name as the Sociology of Displacement, I wonder why displacement which is now an ever growing anomaly to our model of economic development not find a voice … Continue reading →

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Kolkata As Star

Posted on April 13, 2012 by secondsaturn

In Shrijeet Mukherjee’s 22shey Shrabon and Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani, the star is the city of Kolkata, and that too such a powerful star that it could render the Bengali superstar, Prosenjit in the former and the Hindi film star Vidya … Continue reading →

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Har Team Mein Ek Hi Goonda

Posted on April 13, 2012 by secondsaturn

Didi has done it again; she has turned against those who had supported her. Mamata Banerjee seems to have a penchant for doing this, turning her rage against the very people who helped her grow, emerge, consolidate and win; a … Continue reading →

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Dastaan-e-Ghare Baire

Posted on February 29, 2012 by secondsaturn

Dastangoi, is a medieval form of storytelling devised by the Prophet’s father-in-law, Amir Hamza Esquire and contains stories of magic, fairies, truant students and naïve maulavis. The form has been revived in modern India through Danish Hussain and Amar Farooqui. … Continue reading →

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Salman Khurshid Demands Pakistan

Posted on February 25, 2012 by secondsaturn

My friend, Kavita Chowdhury sends me an interview with Salman Khurshid taken by her from Uttar Pradesh. Salman Khurshid has promised a Muslim quota within the already existing reserved categories of backward classes. While this should have been read as … Continue reading →

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Scheming Men, Stupid Women

Posted on February 22, 2012 by secondsaturn

Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay in his essay Manushyaphal (Humans as Fruits) said that a woman was very much like a coconut, naïve and sweet when young (youthful and desirable by men) and a hard nut to crack when ripened into post menopause. … Continue reading →

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