It’s our pleasure to present you the August, 11 issue (Volume ix; Issue i) of
PRAGYAN . We have dedicated the issue to on going struggle against corruption
lead by Anna Hazare. We have presented five valuable thought provoking articles on the topic. Arup Baisya, a renowned
activist and writer from Silchar reviewed the whole issue of corruption and
struggle related to it and concluded by saying, “The oligopolies and their hangers-on are up in arms to dismantle the system
of constitutional democracy and the people with their increasingly loosening
grip over the system have upped the ante and started coming out to the streets.
Only a move from a ‘democracy deficit’ to ‘democracy surplus’ through a process
of severing the linkages of the system with the forces of globalization striving
with a neo-liberal drive can only lead
us out of this crisis. But for this, we have to pause, ponder and position
ourselves to organize new initiatives and thoughts.” Baikuntha Das one of Tinsukia college faculty did
the same on his article: Corruptin Dynamics and Fight it out—through Lokpal. While Ranandra Khaund wrote on ‘Protecting Whistleblowers
in India’, Partha Pratim Bartthakur gave a thought on ‘Re-nourishing the Indian
State.’ Both are research scholars under Dibrugarh University. Himjyoti Talukdar
, a renowned Assamese writer and editor presented a general overview of the
issue in his write up in Assamese ‘জন
লোকপাল বিল, দুর্নীতি আৰু ভাৰতবর্ষ’
The American Educationist Joseph Landsberger continues to write on Study Guides and Strategies. This time he has written on ‘Problem Solving andDecision Making’ The same translation by Bantimala Devi and the Bengali Translation by Sushanta Kar will again appear in his own site. Dr Saiyanya Kuumar Bhradwaj presented a micro-level idea on how exams get taken in Germany in his writing ‘ হিটলাৰৰ দেশত পৰীক্ষা’ Prashanta Bora is continuing with his career tips ‘Notes for Freshers’. Teachers might feel benefited from the information presented on the research journals in the column ‘Career Tabloid’.
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readers would love to read a few more write up on environment
and cultural issues. You are sure going to love reading a few translation
works by Anjal Bora and Jamini Anurag, a poetic Hindi short story ‘चाँद और चुटकी भर गुलाल’by
Siddheswar Singha (सिद्धेश्वर सिंह) and a English Short story ‘An Unforgiving
Summer ‘by Anurag Rudra, a young but renowned story teller in English from
Assam
Since the previous issue was Rabindranath Tegore centric we couldn’t accommodate a few valuable write up then, and have placed those here in this issue. Saptarshi Biswas tried to understand Rabindranath from the view point of another post- Ranindranath great Bengali poet Jibananada Das. You can read his concluding part here. Indira Mukherjee joined him with her Bengali write up ‘ রবীন্দ্রসঙ্গীতে বাউলের প্রভাব’ Among all these, you please don’t miss to have a look on beautiful paintings by Piyashee Kalita, one of our brilliant H.S. 1st year student in the Last page.
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