EDITORIAL

  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…

  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…

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…

    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…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…