SHIFTING IMAGES

SHIFTING IMAGES

Post-Covid musings: After the deluge

Now that we have stepped into a new year, it may be time to take a brief pause from our hectic schedule.

1y ago

Begum Sufia Kamal: A moral hero

Today, after a period of hiatus, I have once again taken up my pen (metaphorically) to remember and celebrate a hero—a woman of courage and integrity who changed the world, not with fire and fury but with her soft touch.

4y ago

Isolation and solitude: Life in the time of corona

It has only been a month of isolation, yet it feels like “One hundred years of solitude”.

4y ago

SHIFTING IMAGES / When will America be ready?

As my daughter and I drove to the polling booth last week to vote at the Democratic Primaries in the United States, I asked: “So,

4y ago

The shift of ‘soft power’

Over the past three months, I have lost many nights of sleep, abandoned my favourite political TV programmes, and ignored household chores.

4y ago

Happy 20/20

I am sitting at my desk, with a hot cup of tea, peering out at the foggy winter morning enveloping the placid Gulshan Lake.

4y ago

Passage to freedom

Forty-eight years have elapsed since we overthrew the yoke of exploitation and oppression and gained our Independence, through blood, sweat, and tears.

4y ago

The Age of Alternate Reality

Common sense tells us that life’s experiences should help us acquire a degree of certainty about most issues. However, I seem to be the exception to this conventional wisdom.

5y ago

History, propaganda or just a movie?

For some time now, I have been resisting the urge to add my voice to the Padmaavat controversy.

6y ago

Prioritising life's choices

Recently, I made an unusual journey—a journey of love to pick up old relationships and energise them.

6y ago

The power of empathy

Almost every day we come across positive news about Bangladesh's economic progress, and the individual achievements of creative, entrepreneurial, and innovative Bangladeshis.

6y ago

Regenerating the Tree of Life

Post-retirement is often advertised on birthday cards and in Art of Living books as the “golden era” of a fulfilling life.

6y ago

A brave new world

It is quite natural to be reflective during the final stretch of a year, tallying its low and high points.

6y ago

When ‘them’ becomes ‘us’

As one more year fades away into the realm of the past, it may be useful to reflect on the core aspects of our life.

6y ago

The new wave of resistance

When Donald Trump won the 2016 elections by brazenly exploiting the racial divide and targeting immigrants, he unleashed the primal roar of disaffected white working-class voters who felt abandoned by the Washington Establishment and the Democratic Party.

6y ago

Crossing cultures through fashion

The term well-dressed has multi-layered connotations—especially in today's diverse world, where the concept of fashion is constantly changing and there are no fixed standards or norms.

7y ago

Testing the limits of sexual harassment

Earlier this month, The New York Times published an explosive story on allegations of sexual harassmenagainst Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The report was based on accounts of multiple women accusing him of all forms of sexual misdemeanour ranging from rape to verbal abuse.

7y ago

“We the people”

Of late, I have started avoiding social gatherings. The reason? Friends and acquaintances have become somewhat edgy and contentious, so that even civil discussions quickly rise to high decibel levels. Needless to say, the divisive issues mostly relate to world affairs and politics, with conversations rotating in circles!

7y ago