Proud To Be A Bihari

 PROUD TO BE A BIHARI 
Much happened in Mumbai and its surroundings in the recent past, when my friends from Bihar were subjected to unprovoked wrath from some quarter. I had, however, preferred silence. But, the following mail from a colleague – Nidhi – has been stimulating me from fairly some time:
“Two movies, based on same [...]

Nandigram - My Village, Your Village, Everyone’s Village

Land Grab, Bloodshed, Rape, Murder, Police Brutality, Flag March, Court’s Indulgence, High-Profile Visit, Demonstration, Debate in Legislature, Suicide, Editorial… …the list is endless. All these have happened in the recent past at NANDIGRAM (pronounced as nondigram by locals).  
Since then, the countryside area, 70 km south-west of City of Joy ‘Kolkata’, is no more a Bengali-speaking [...]