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'Publish Frequently or Perish' culture: How is it affecting academia?
"We've been asked to write a journal paper almost every month!" declared an academician friend of mine in frustration just a few days...

Brishti
Aug 1, 20236 min read


The Lost and Fading Professions of Bengal - Part 2
Continuing from Part 1. NOTE: As I talk about the various lost and fading professions in this series, I would also like to emphasise the...

Brishti
Nov 6, 202210 min read


The Lost and Fading Professions of Bengal - Part 1
NOTE: Dear Readers, I will be posting this topic in two to three parts depending on the length of the topic as the writing progresses. As...

Brishti
Oct 26, 202212 min read


Guano - The bird excreta that almost started a World War
FAST FACTS: What made Guano so important as to almost start a World War? All of us are very well aware of the importance of fertilizers...

Brishti
Oct 12, 20225 min read


Here are the reasons why I find it difficult to get rid of books. What are yours?
Do you find your books to be clutter or love stacking them? I have never been much of a hoarder and periodically declutter by donating...

Brishti
Sep 9, 20224 min read


Pujabarshiki Anandamela and the Child in me
'The only constant in life is change' - Some 2500 years ago, a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus said it when the idea of 'change' was...

Brishti
Aug 22, 20224 min read
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