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I am getting my Mastodon account verified
Mastodon account verification
Shatrughan, Babul are faces of RSS-friendly shallow opposition
Translation of an article in bāŋlā on https://nagorik.net.
A small group is tackling big problems
A new organisation tackled the pandemic and repeated cyclones head-on — and is now attempting climate mitigation.
To (Quote-)Tweet or not to Tweet, is the question.
My statement on being reduced to a Twitter-villain.
Casteism in Indian academia
Summarising the key takeaways from a 2020 paper on casteism in Indian academica.
How I quit Facebook
Documented the process, so that you can too.
I am not a feminist. I am a student of feminism.
Personal essay.
आज़ादी
About independence and freedom. Approximate English translation is available below.
Only the virus is novel
... and every other problem is old.
How to quantify the extent of and response to COVID-19 (or other pandemics)
The COVID-19 pandemic started spreading across India in March, and till today, opinions vary widely on how the spread of the disease has affected different administrative regions, and how well they have mitigated the circumstances. Various numbers are quoted and there is no consensus, primarily because the situation is dynamic and India is a large and heterogeneous country. I bind all these effects in one simple quantitative measure, and demonstrate its robustness.
Transliteration — ଟ୍ରାନ୍ସଲିଟରେଶନ — ŧrānsliṭarēśan
How to transliterate "Odia" words to the Latin script with correct representation of the phonetics.
Transliteration — ട്രാൻസ്ലിറ്ററേഷൻ — ṭrānsliṭārēṣan
How to transliterate "Malayalam" words to the Latin script with correct representation of the phonetics.
What does it mean to be political?
[এই লেখাটি বাংলায়ে পড়তে।] Not having an opinion in this dirty world, is safe. Until it isn’t. Think about it for a moment. As you are stuck inside your home in the lockdown, with work or with none, what do you depend on to get by? Relationships with people. You need to buy ration, vegetables, … Continue reading What does it mean to be political?
Being Indian
About the responsibilities of the Indian citizen.
Face to face with a social virus
Experience of a friend who prefers to be anonymous.
জনতা curfew এবং পাঁচটার ধন্যবাদ
On the way the GoI is handling the spread of COVID-19 in India.
Park Circus Maidan: “Kolkata’s Shaheen Bag”
A ground report on the peaceful, unrelenting protest in Kolkata's Park Circus Maidan.
Herbst
My first autumn in the high latitudes.
My thoughts on the current ‘state’ of affairs
I grew up in a secular India, a democratic India, an opinionated, poor, confused yet beautifully diverse India. Today, it is united. But no one asked the ones who were integrated overnight, whether they wanted the unity. If you are celebrating the abolition of Article 370, I ask you to kindly consider the implications of … Continue reading My thoughts on the current ‘state’ of affairs
Digging deep into cosmic explosions
A simple explanation of my PhD research.
Equality
Amongst genders, and languages.
Of mother tongues
My thoughts, summarised.
Relapse
About a relapse episode to my depression.
I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
About my depression.
Transliteration — ট্রান্সলিটারেশন — ṭrānsliṭārēśon
How to transliterate "Bengali" words to the Latin script with correct representation of the phonetics.
Why I am not an Atheist
Dear God, Thank you for everything. Bless me and help me To be good And to do my studies well. That was our prayer in school, in case you are wondering. We had to utter this every day from the nursery till the 12th. The enormous amount of religious sentiments and observations of religious customs … Continue reading Why I am not an Atheist
Dear Diwali
An open letter to Diwali, the festival.
Debdutta Paul 