Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| ‘LANGI’, The Magnificient H | 1. ABSTRACT Tribal communities in Tripura, like elsewhere in northeast India, make their own beer and spirits. There generally is no taboo on consumption of alcoholic beverages by adults in tribal societies. This article describes some aspects of the herbal rice beer ‘Chuwak Bwtk’, briefly Chuwak, of Tripura known for its pleasant non-aggressive aroma and unique taste. Chuwak is popularly known amongst the non-tribal as Langi in the name of the small earthen pitcher wherein it is brewed and served. The write up includes documentation of ingredients used, processing and preparation of the yeast, brewing Langi; associated hygiene protocols as well as the way the brew is served and sipped. Langi is hugely popular amongst the local people both tribal and others; and it has a thriving market with hundreds of tribal women engazed in production and sale of the brew. The ‘illicit’ tag however leads to harassment and humiliation of processer-traders, all women, by the law enforcing personnel; and the civil society may deliberate on this sensitive issue for an out-of-the-box remedy. Appropriate government intervention with research inputs is crucial at this stage to promote Langi as a signature brand of Tripura, like Feni is for Goa. | 20-Feb-2015 |
| Delhi Assembly Poll: Debacle or delibera | ‘Kejriwal ne dhoka diya, jhaadu bol ke vacume cleaner chala diya, one of the funny tweets summed up all about Delhi assembly Poll. Broom storm has flattened Modi-wave in New Delhi. True, Exit Polls predicted victory for AAP, no one could really forecast such an ignominious defeat of apparently invincible Modi and Co in the hands of AAP. At the end of the day, the muffler man emerged as Godzila and BJP’s winning streak miserably crashed under Kejri Wall. | 20-Feb-2015 |
| A Naga author’s plight | The residents of northeast India, the tribal people in particular, take it as a pride that women are honored and respected here from time immemorial. While the mainland of the country, particularly the northern and central parts of India, is always blamed for continuous aggravation over women, the Northeast gets the image of a solace for women always. | 18-Feb-2015 |
| Obama or Modi : “Public honeymoon | Obama…Obama…Obama …chant filled air all over USA in 2008 for a change in Presidency. Rest of the world’s coloured class and oppressed population found a god like magical solution to all their hopes that new American President will wipe off all the miseries of public and start a new world order. Obama’s 2008 election slogan was “Change we can believe in†!!! in 2008, Democratic Party’s Obama was lucky to have a weak opponent, veteran politician John McCain. Again in next presidential election in 2012, Obama was re-elected as opposition Republican Party’s had a weak candidate (Mitt Romney)and majority of black and Hispanic population rested their faith in “changeâ€with Obama. | 10-Feb-2015 |
| It’s musical chairs for the three | Manik Sarkar has told the Telegraph that it would have been great to meet Mamata Banerjee in Delhi at the meeting of the Chief Ministers. “ If she was there, it would have been great to meet her,†the Tripura Chief Minister said on his way back from PM Narendra Modi’s first meeting with chief minister after he decided to abolish the Planning Commission and replace it with a new institution. | 10-Feb-2015 |
| Let’s pay homage to martyrs : NE | Whenever we approach the national festivals like Republic Day and Independence Day, some separatist elements try to dictate the people of northeast India to avoid the celebrations. But their dominations have slowly evaporated as more and more patriotic citizens of the insurgency stricken region start pouring in the celebrations where the national flags are hoisted with the patriotic fervor. | 09-Feb-2015 |