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Do You Believe in God, Sir/Madam? The letter Mr Tony Blair sent us from 10 Downing Street, London. By Mithu Das   May 06, 2019 When I was a young adult, I had been sending letters (from 1996 to 1998) to a dozen of famous people, asking them three questions about God and the meaning of human life. Those who had responded were Mr. Tony Blair, Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia, Mr. Bittu Shagal, Sister Nirmala Joshi, Nirupoma Borgohain, Dr. Dinesh Chandra Goswami and Santanoo Tamuly. My three questions to them were: (1) Do you believe in God?, (2) What is the meaning of life?,

A Tyranny of Hooch The recent hooch tragedy that struck Assam, in which died about 170 people, has put the State on near the top of all deadliest hooch tragedies in India. A mass funeral of the victims of hooch was taken place in Halmira field on the bank of the Dhansiri river on 23rd February, 2019. By Mithu Das   April 10, 2019 It was Thursday, February 21, 2019. The dusk had just fell over the lines of labourer houses at Halmira Tea Estate, Golaghat. The labourers, after finishing their daily work at the tea garden, came home tired and, some of them, like an

The Donkey Who Inspires Us Image courtesy: VectorStock. By Mithu Das   February 18, 2019 Shake it off, take a step up! The Donkey I suppose you have to live in a place where people are usually measured by their wealth. Now, if you are poor and live in a hut and your goal in life is to become a writer, but every now and then you have to suffer the taunts of the people, what will you do? We know you are determined to achieve your goal. You work hard day after day, week after week, month after month. And, you are well aware of this fact that