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Crimes against children

Dr Jyotsna Bhattacharjee

Children are our treasure. It is widely believed that divinity is present in every child. Little children light up the heart of anyone, even the most depressed person. The sight of a baby even if it happens to be another’s child, brightens up the gloomiest mind. Only those, with a stone in place of a heart, may not feel happy when they see a baby. P...

 
India’s bleeding insurgencies: Lessons from Latin America

Deepak Bhojwani

The tiny northeast Indian state of Tripura has turned into the second largest producer of natural rubber in the country largely because several hundred former militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were rehabilitated a decade ago and allotted land.

On the other side of the world, Latin America has been no stranger to violent insurrec...

 
Hijab in North East Indian Muslim Women and Empowerment of Womenfolk through Conscious Measures

Dr Athiqul H Laskar

Hijab according to Islamic glossary is a veil or scarf worn by Muslim women to cover their head and face. Hijab derived from the Arabic ‘hajaba’ implies hiding from view.   

In a broader sense, it indicates a form of modesty that a woman is supposed to convey by covering herself completely from head to toe. Very recently, this &lsq...

 
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