Musings of a Chief Minister
Musings of a Chief Minister
When nature proposes, we cannot dispose. This is the recurring lesson for humanity which I am reading once again as I see nature’s fury all around me from Silchar to...
Perspective
For an Impact-based Education
After seven years as a student in Cotton College (now Cotton University), I never imagined myself to be teaching within...
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Creating an ecosystem of development
Guwahati, among one of the fastest growing Tier 2 cities in the country, is also a Gateway to South East...
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Gen next will take sports with gusto
When I was requested by the Editor of this newsletter to pen my thoughts on an issue of my choice...
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Funding Research
It is high time to admit the fact that one of the hindrances to India’s development— be it socio-political, economic, cultural or scientific— is the lack of comprehensive high quality research, or...
Farmers’ welfare measures
In view of the constraint faced by farmers in India with regard to their income and livelihood, it is very important for governments of the day to continue with welfare schemes. Of...
Development in Assam
When it comes to matters of development, we often have two things in mind: Our immediate family and the larger family, the society. For a society to develop, works done by the...
Yoga for Humanity
मनः प्रशमनोपायो योग इत्यभिधीयते।(The recourse to pacify the mind is called yoga.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the now familiar sight of an Assamese gamosa around his shoulder, led the celebration of...
A worthy enterprise
Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) is an initiative of Government of Meghalaya supported by National e-Governance Division. Through this project, the Government of Meghalaya aims to transform Government service delivery mechanism through an...
Sweet & pulpy? It must be “Tezpur Litchi”
If you spot Tezpur litchi in a London supermarket, give the credit to farmers of Sonitpur district and the Department of Agriculture, among others. Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on June...
Asha: Saga of hope and grit
AB BUREAU, GUWAHATI Simonabasti Primary Health Centre, Koliabor, Nagaon. It is 11am. The youngest member of the Oja household of Uluoni village, Devangshi, is wailing. She ‘knows’ that she will be injected...
KNOCK, KNOCK; CAMPAIGN BOOSTS VACCINE DRIVE
It is 12.30pm, Monday, June 18. Gayatri Dutta (75), a resident of Natun Sarania Gandhi Basti in Guwahati is waiting for a knock on her door. It will confirm the presence of...
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