Tagged Under: Environment

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  Insight, Thought for Food Dec '25

  Picnics and community feasts – nostalgia, tradition and the lost art of reuse

  By Souvik Ghosh

  Picnics of yore were hearty affairs while being inherently kind to the environment, argues Souvik Ghosh

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  Vartanama Sep '25

  Flood of despair and indifference

  By Shampa Sengupta

  Shampa Sengupta writes about what the recent flooding in Kolkata meant for people with disabilities and the all-round disregard for their concerns

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  Vartanama Jun '25

  ‘Kalbaisakhi’ and the crow

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall on the views and viewpoints he has come across and dwelt on since he moved to a new residential address a year ago

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  Travel Travel, Vartanama Nov '24

  Remembrances more than nostalgia

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall writes about his musings on 'saudade' – the presence of absence?

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  Vartanama Apr '24

  Sweet surrender

  By Santa Khurai

  Santa Khurai writes about a different kind of love story blossoming in the middle of sociopolitical conflict in Manipur

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  Vartanama Dec '23

  My anger narrative is white hot

  By Pawan Dhall

  Coming to terms with your anger can be a creative approach to welcoming the New Year, says Pawan Dhall

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  Vartanama May '23

  Me and myself

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall still can’t shell out two-minute wisdoms on Instagram Reels. Here’s a two-minute essay instead on clicking an inner selfie

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  Travel Travel, Vartanama Mar '23

  Tryst with a forest

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall on being lost in a forest, whether made of shrubs and trees or ideas and words

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  Printed Word, Vartanama Feb '23

  In search of an ideal world, or at least a better one

  By Pawan Dhall

  Sharif D. Rangnekar’s new book 'Queersapien' takes you through a self-reflective account across countries, cultures and issues

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  Poetry Feb '23

  The polar caps

  By Rajib Chakrabarti

  Rajib Chakrabarti is cautiously hopeful about our planet’s future

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  Creations, Vartanama Jul '22

  Varta’s art workshop was fun and thought-provoking

  By Pawan Dhall

  Highlights from an art workshop organized to celebrate 100 monthly issues of 'Varta' webzine

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  Vartanama Dec '21

  Hope . . . and doubt . . . spring eternal

  By Pawan Dhall

  A year-end piece on pain and rejuvenation, hope and uncertainty by Pawan Dhall

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  Advice - Mind Body and Family Jun '20

  COVID-19, quarantine and coping: A mental health perspective

  By Dr. Srabasti Majumdar, Nilanjan Majumdar

  Srabasti Majumdar on connecting, caring, creating and coping with the multiple crises engulfing us

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  Poetry Mar '20

  A child’s plea

  By Ananya Kar

  The child in this poem is each one of us. Do we have the answers to this child’s plea?

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  Vartanama Aug '18

  Lending a helping hand

  By Pawan Dhall

  'Varta' appeals to its readers to contribute as much as they can - every bit counts!