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Bigotry’s Flavor of the Month … or Century

September 18, 2012

An apt opinion piece in the New York Times.
“Tasher Desh” (The Land of Cards)

August 13, 2012

This is a short post to share a surprising discovery today while reading a Bengali essay by a Belgian Catholic priest (he may be French - I am not wholly certain but definitely a French speaker who reads and writes fluent Bengali; things are getting mixed up already). Haven't played a game of cards for a long time except the…
Bengalis on foreign shores

June 13, 2012

Two stories about Bengali immigrants to the west - one dating back to a hundred years ago and the other now.
My Father: A Veteran’s Story – The Battle of Graignes, Normandy, France, June 6-13, 1944

June 6, 2012

The Colonel decided they had to destroy a concrete bridge, the only bridge on the only road that led straight to Graignes and the paratroopers. My father was part of a platoon, led by Lieutenant Frank Naughton, that was assigned to blow up the bridge.
Tuesday Miscellany (Sujatha)

May 8, 2012

A Fishy analysis of The Hunger Games (yes, I know, that is So Last Month, but please bear with the professor, he is not quite upto speed with the 'passé'ness of some memes) ) vs. my own market-colored (and timelier, of course) take on the books. A treasure trove of photos from early…
International Workers’ Day

May 1, 2012

Happy May Day. A message from Noam Chomsky.
The Armenians of Calcutta

April 4, 2012

My niece sent me the link to this interesting slide show featuring the now tiny and fast disappearing Armenian community of Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Minorities everywhere, when sufficiently removed from mainstream cultures but otherwise unmolested, especially when they are also dwindling fast in numbers, make colorful subjects for news reports and curious tourists. The Armenians…
09 11 11 – Architecture in the Shadow of Ground Zero (Norman Costa)

April 2, 2012

Urban Landscapes
09 11 11 – New Lives in the Shadow of Ground Zero (Norman Costa)

April 2, 2012

They live here.
09 11 11 – The Gathering (Norman Costa)

April 2, 2012

The gathering of people at Ground Zero, in New York City, the eleventh of September, 2011.
09 11 11 – Remembering and the Names (Norman Costa)

April 2, 2012

Remembering those who died in the attack on the Twin Towers takes many forms.
09 11 11 – The Freedom Tower (Norman Costa)

April 2, 2012

The Freedom Tower from different vantage points.
09 11 11 – NYC’s Bravest and Finest, and the Aftermath (Norman Costa)

April 2, 2012

Fire fighters love to have their pictures taken. Police are very shy in front of the lens of a citizen’s camera.
Lucknow – come for the history, stay for the food

March 26, 2012

I recently made a short but pleasant trip to Lucknow, a north Indian city with a diverse and varied history of song, dance and political intrigue. Lucknow is also famous for its fine cuisine which developed to please the discerning palates of its luxury loving Nawabs. The rulers, appointed by the Mughal kings of Delhi…
Vaclav Havel: The good, they die young (Norman Costa)

December 18, 2011

Vaclav Havel wove theater into revolution, leading the charge to peacefully bring down communism in a regime he ridiculed as “Absurdistan” and proving the power of the people to overcome totalitarian rule.

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