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Mayhem in US Capitol: The Frailties of American Democracy
Deepa Majumdar
I have long wondered what true democracy is. What does it take to have a democratic heart? Surely there is a difference between a rule-bound, structured democracy, and a democratic state of consciousness? If the former…
BUDGET 2021-22 NEEDS A JOB-ORIENTED GROWTH VACCINE FOR REVIVAL
By Nitya Chakraborty
The first budget of the Narendra Modi Government in a period of pandemic is being presented on February 1 this year. Hardly ten days are left. The pandemic and lock down battered Indian economy is looking for…
Of hotels & development
Editor,
I have read with interest your article mentioning hotels in Shillong. To put the record straight Hotel Polo Towers, Shillong is a classified 4 star hotel. No other hotel is classified in Meghalaya We were also not considered…
Biden as 46th US President
Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took oath as President and Vice President on January 20 thus bringing to a close the uncertainly that plagued the US after the election results were announced in November last year. When Biden…
Meghalaya at 49: Where are we headed?
Patricia Mukhim
The Positives first
On Meghalaya’s 49th birthday it’s important to do a reality check about how much we have progressed as a people. Contrary to what we generally believe and have learnt to stereotype, the…
HAS CONSISTENCY CEASED TO BE A VIRTUE FOR OUR JUDICIARY?
By K Raveendran
The approach of the Supreme Court on two aspects of the same issue of farmers protest against the Centre’ farm laws displays a wide swing between extreme activism and complete indifference. Worse still, the change…
Understanding racism
Editor
As one born and brought up in Shillong and a keen follower of the goings-on in that city, through The Shillong Times, I am writing this email to inform your readers of a free (virtual) extra-curricular educational effort (via…
Meghalaya at 49
Every year it’s a ritual to do a reality check on the State of Meghalaya as it enters its birthday. For school and college children one year means passing out from one class and going to the next. If a student fails and remains in the…
Of mono-syllabic grunts, mysterious diseases and vanishing fishes
By Toki Blah
Readers looking for a piece of light reading liberally spiced with humour are well advised to turn away from Meghalaya dailies, both English and vernacular. It would be like searching for water in the parched Sahara. It’s…
BIDEN PRESIDENCY HAS TO ENSURE SOCIAL HARMONY AND REAL PROGRESS
BY Joel Wendland-Liu
As Joe Biden assumes office, and a potential new wave of right-wing violence lurks, the U.S. ruling class is in a panic.
The House of Representatives quickly (and justifiably) impeached Trump for inciting an…