Monthly Archives: July 2018

Yet another semester has begun at JNU. However, as one moves around the campus one notices a sense of despair, sadness and anger.

VIEWPOINT We are closer to a catharsis of fake-ness. What roles are these models really playing for us other than obscuring the crystal clear truth that we are too blinded by the glitz of glamour to see our real role models? Dev Nath Pathak

LITERARY CORNER | Here is a poem The New Leam feels happy to share with its readers - a poem that arouses hope in human possibilities.

SPECIAL STORY The sting of a scorpion on a dark night is a reminder that nature overpowers us and the illusion of a modern man who can predict nature is nothing but the representation of a misplaced ego. Anamika Pandit

PERSPECTIVE The latest proposal to bring an amendment to the Citizenship Bill by providing citizenship to minority communities coming from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan except for the Muslims has made the situation tense. The alleged foreigners of Assam live a life of uncertainty and difficulty. Chandreyee Goswami

CULTURE | The Jaggannath Rathyatra is a traditional cult associated with Odia identity. It symbolizes the time of carnival and celebration where the lord travels on his decorated chariot blessing devotees. Dhiren Kumar Sahoo,

THE NEW LEAM VIEWPOINT A penetrating look at morning newspapers makes you feel the paradoxes of our times. Yet, another lynching...

TRIBUTE | Gopal Das Saxena (4 January 1925- 19 July 2018) died at the age of 93 in New Delhi after a meaningful career as a poet and lyricist. His use of the Hindi language in poetic form made him a cherished lyricist and a poet whose contributions will inspire generations to come.

PERSPECTIVE The No-Confidence Motion unfolded in the Parliament yesterday as media channels juxtaposed populist images with those of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘wink’. Is there any more scope left for our shared degeneration? The New Leam Staff

FILM REVIEW | 102 Not Out is a recent Hindi film directed by Umesh Shukla, starring among others Amitabh Bacchan and Rishi Kapoor. The film deals with the notions of old age and expectations from aging people in the context of the lives of three men who view it differently.