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Stories by Armitabh Sharma

Published:Sunday | June 30, 2019 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

From an elevation, one could see mats lined on the floor at the Campion College auditorium, if one was to make the imagination take a hop skip and a jump – like colourful magical carpets ready to take-off, or for the gastronomically inclined,...

Published:Sunday | March 17, 2019 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

Mao Hosaka has perhaps done it all – from delving into the uber megapixels of animation in Tokyo, finding eternal bliss meditating in a temple in Thailand, to kicking up a storm as she brushed up her Muay Thai (Thai boxing) skills, learning Bahasa...

Published:Friday | August 31, 2018 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

A train pulled by two diesel engines, hauling a dozen creaking, squeaking wooden cars, tearing through the countryside on a quiet, starry night - sounds like the opening scenes of a Western. Rife with anticipation, something is about to go down....

Published:Friday | August 3, 2018 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

Eleanor Nelson need not hoot any whistle to marshal her little troops; from marching around the community, collecting PET bottles, making art from bottle caps, to lugging suitcase loads of books as her check-in baggage, teaching music, promoting...

Published:Friday | July 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

Words, they are powerful, omnipotent and can change courses - of situations, lives and history -- the glory list can go on and on, but like a precious commodity they need to be used sparingly, appropriately and carefully - as Arundhati Roy, Indian...

Published:Friday | June 29, 2018 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

Dreams, they say, are the genesis of greatness, endless flight of imagination, and once coupled with determination, have the power to carve one's place and niche in history.The stories of the passengers of SS Empire Windrush are encompassed by the...

Published:Friday | June 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

Surrounded by myriad of wires, blinking LEDs, and the sound of oft whirring servers fill the room at St Joseph's Teachers College where Takahisa Nawata, JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Volunteer along with Chadwick Russell formulate...

Published:Friday | May 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

It is a calling, a constant search for the metaphysical, some of which is grounded in the earth, while others floating water and yet some of that is embedded in the mystique of the mountains.For Victoria Silvera, this calling lies...

Published:Friday | May 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMArmitabh Sharma

Criminologists and sociology researchers say that while Jamaica has one of the world’s highest homicides rates, a more nuanced and contextual approach is needed when it comes to characterizing the spread and nature of the violence in the...

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