Echoes from the Beyond

Shamik Chanda, a Silchar-based Kathak Dancer, in a video was seen dancing, inside his studio, that have been flooded by water. He was dancing, all the while his eyes were filled with tears. Amid the ongoing flood situation, his studio Nirantar had the same fate, like many other houses around the town.  Matching his steps with the melodies of Sokatore Oi Kadiche Sokole by Sahana Bajpaie, he was dancing. People with artistic mind have their own way to express their emotions. They use artistic expression to convey what their heart feels. In history, we will find artist all around the world, bringing change through their art. Through their unique artistic expressions, Artists are able to ignite all sorts of emotions into the hearts of masses. Poets through their poems started revolution, singers sang songs and inspired people to stand against their oppressor, dancers danced to show us the reality of our cruel world through their steps. Art has its own way to say...

For writing an Editorial Piece, a case has been filed against the founder of Barak Bulletin, Mr. Anirban Roy Choudhury. The case is under Sedition Charges; Section 124-A of the Indian Panel Code along with Sections 153-A, 501 & 505. The editorial in question is about the recent events that occurred in Barak Valley following Mr. Pradip Dutta Roy’s arrest. The title of the Editorial is “Welcome to the Paradise of the Spineless – We are Assamese, ‘Bhasha Shaheeds’ Are Dead and so are their Descendants.”  Mr. Pradip Dutta Roy is the chief convenor of Barak Democratic Front, a veteran advocate and a former student leader who was arrested over a protest against a poster in Assamese texts at a petrol station in Meherpur Area and demanded the poster to be replaced with one having Bengali texts instead, stating that as per the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act 1961, Bengali is the official language of Barak Valley. The FIR against the founder of Barak Bulletin was lodg...