Category Archives: culture

PART-I Reclaiming Jahangirnagar from a ‘godfather’ VC

by rahnuma ahmed Its been a bit over a decade since I left Jahangirnagar to become a fulltime writer, but I discovered soon after that  no one really leaves Jahangirnagar. I’m still as attached to the place as I’d been … Continue reading

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Many faces of war 1971: A muktijodhdha speaks

1971. ‘71. Ekattor. Is it a number? A word? A history? To any Bangladeshi, it embodies the pride of our nation, the struggle for our independence, the pain of loss, the humiliation of being violated, the joy of victory.

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From the Berlin Wall to the Twin Towers

Pathshala requests the pleasure of your company at the presentation by Robert Pledge  on 1961-2001: From the Berlin Wall to the Twin Towers – History and Photojournalism — parallel developments. Schedule of the lecture session …………………………………………………………………………………….. Date: 28th March 2012 … Continue reading

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Many faces of war 1971

Drik cordially invites you to a photography exhibition “Many faces of war 1971″ at Suhrawardi Uddan, Dhaka (in front of Shikha Chironton) on 26 March 2012  at 11:00 am. The exhibition will remain open to the public till 31 March, 2012. … Continue reading

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The Barefoot College

In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men — many of them illiterate — to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It’s called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains … Continue reading

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Reading Faiz in Beirut

Beirut: Ornament of Our World: Faiz’s 1982 Poem on Beirut” 0Mar 19 2012by Vijay Prashad [Faiz Ahmed Faiz. [For my comrades and poetry aficionados: Fawwaz Trabulsi and Mayssun Sukarieh, and for Raza Mir.] Reading Faiz in Beirut. Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) … Continue reading

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Shahidul Alam esthetiek van de rechtvaardigheid

door: Jurriaan Nijkerk Het is extreem koud. En ook zonnig, de zon komt echter niet door de winter heen. Ik wandel rond de middag vanaf de metro langs de Stopera naar de Herengracht alwaar het ‘Prince Claus Fund’ ofwel het … Continue reading

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First Look: The AIPAD Photography Show

BY BARBARA POLLACK: Gotham Magazine Whether you’re seeking that perfect print by Diane Arbus (you know the one, the identical twin girls in pinafores) or something new from a contemporary photographer, such as a multimedia wall relief made of LED … Continue reading

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