A city should not need a visiting dignitary to deserve cleanliness, care, and beauty.
Every time a foreign leader arrives, roads are resurfaced overnight, walls are painted, trees are trimmed, and public spaces are polished for display. The real question is: why does this urgency appear only for guests and not for the citizens who live here every day?
Urban maintenance should be a continuous commitment, not a temporary performance staged for diplomatic optics. Residents deserve clean streets, functioning infrastructure, and attractive public spaces long before any motorcade passes through.
Even more troubling is the removal of graffiti, street art, and local expressions that give a city its character, memory, and voice. Not all wall art is vandalism. Many murals and public artworks reflect the stories, emotions, creativity, and identity of the people who call the city home. Erasing them to create a sanitized image for visitors risks erasing the very culture that makes the place unique.
A truly beautiful city is not one that is hurriedly beautified before an important arrival. It is one that is cared for consistently, respects its public spaces, and celebrates the authentic expressions of its people every single day.
Living in 100% Amrit Kaal,
driving 80% ethanol cars,
breathing 60% polluted air,
drinking 40% adulterated milk,
in an education system with 20% credibility,
to get killed with 0% dignity, by USA missiles, by mob lynchings, by a badly made bridge or a pothole, or just a stampede.
Assam's concert economy is gathering momentum.
Following the historic success of Post Malone, the State now welcomes the legendary Guns N' Roses to Guwahati on November 17.
Under the vision of HCM Dr. @himantabiswa, Assam is strengthening its position as a destination for world-class live entertainment, unlocking new opportunities for tourism and economic growth.
At this point, the biggest threat to assamese language might just be the agencies appointed to protect it. Another day, another instance of seeing it getting butchered by bodies meant to promote it. Any comment on this? @diprassam@diprokamrupm
At some point I am going to write a paper on how words have lost their meaning. How politicians have butchered Language. How their dishonesty has robbed communication of all truth. Today as Raghav Chaddha joins the BJP, a party he once called "gundo ki party", he has not only lost any credibility he ever had, but also any goodwill any of us felt towards him. What a waste of an education, a confident voice that could have done so much for the nation, a young politician who has time to change things. What a waste.
not to forget : loved loved the frames, the colour used. and most importantly, the nature-human relation narrative. very raw, very authentic, which is the core of any indigenous tribal storytelling.
A delightful watch.
Humans in the Loop on netflix follows the story of an Indigenous woman from Jharkhand, navigating motherhood, life, and the growing presence of AI.