If I’m not wrong, Thailand has possibly the most male-to-female transgender people in the world and they’ve perfected the artistry of drag so don’t miss checking them out. In Phuket, apart from the Thanon Bangla ladyboys who pose for photos with you for money, there’s the famous...
the Jamaat-e Islami. He left them when they started admitting women members and together some other zealots formed the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh. The name that Amjad used for him—‘Bangla Bhai,’ meaning Big Brother of Bengal—was hisnom de guerre. ...
This week marked the celebration onTiharand Deepwali in Nepal. Tihar is celebrated for five days with each day having a different meaning. Yesterday was day three better known as Laxmi Puja,a day to celebrate the goddess of wealth.Here are some pictures from the celebration of Laxmi Puja Acc...
from the 1960s through the 1990s, and arranged intentionally rather than chronologically, is the sheer force of Christensen’s intellectual curiosity. At its most basic, it is a book about writing and meaning, but a book by an original inventive poet trained in German, mathematics, and...
Like every other settlement in the Hill Tracts, each Mru settlement has its karbari, its “manager.” This post, as mentioned, goes back to the organization set up by the colonial administration, although the word karbari itself comes from the Bangla...
there are two unlikely companions who give meaning and purpose to what might have otherwise been a lonely life in an isolated town in 1970s Quebec. One is a well-worn collection of poetry by the fictional Gustave Désuet, a flea market find that Hugues carries with him everywhere, reading ...
But there is much more to it, in these stories. It is about changing or saying something despite the knowledge that the present will remain the same if only because it lends a different meaning to the lives involved. Even if there is nothing that one can do to change the circumstance, ...
and write anything in Bangla, we feel very proud and happy. Languages also tell us the behavioral pattern of a particular nation. There for, whenever we visit a country, we can learn how they behave through language. Recently there are many ancient documents found which contains ...
Although this gesture seems to loose its offensive connotation, it is advisable to avoid it when in international settings. The origin of its meaning is uncertain. Only in recent years the origin of the V-sign dating it from the Battle of Agincourt has appeared. "The story maintains that Bri...
Lucy Letby, 33, was handed a whole life order by Manchester Crown Court in northern England, meaning she will never be released. Letby refused to appear in the dock, prompting calls for laws to be changed so that defendants must attend their sentencing hearings. ...