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Subscription Model Expansion: Why More Platforms Are Charging for VIP Access
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Subscription Model Expansion: Why More Platforms Are Charging for VIP Access

Not long ago, accessing digital platforms was straightforward where users logged in, consumed content, and encountered advertisements as the primary trade-off for free access. Today, that simplicity has largely disappeared. Across industries, several platforms are increasingly segmenting their...
How taking away comics created todays reading crisis
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How taking away comics created today's reading crisis

Comics once turned children into readers. As they vanished from Assam’s shelves, a silent reading crisis began long before smartphones took over.
Batadrava project: The resolve to protect national existence
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Batadrava project: The resolve to protect national existence

Batadrava, the birthplace of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva, stands at the heart of Assam’s cultural identity as efforts continue to reclaim sacred land
Tiding over tough times
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Tiding over tough times

In 1998, I was working as Special Correspondent of The Assam Tribune. I had joined the newspaper as a Staff Reporter in 1989, after returning from Newstime (Eenadu Group) in Hyderabad. Late Robindra Nath Borooah was my editor for a brief period, before late Naren Deka took over as editor. After Deka...
A life lived away from power
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A life lived away from power

It was around 2011-2012, when television as a medium was at its peak. I was a popular TV anchor then, brimming with ideas, constantly planning audacious shows. One such idea was a people's choice program-online nominations followed by voting, multiple rounds of elimination, and finally, winners...
The dignified leader
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The dignified leader

As I sat down to write this piece, I found myself thinking of Gulliver's immense size when he first appears among the Lilliputians in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. That sense of disproportion, of trying to describe something far larger than Loneself, has stayed with me. This piece, too, risks...
Building a new Assam through connectivity and confidence
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Building a new Assam through connectivity and confidence

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal outlines Assam’s transformation, focusing major gains in connectivity, infrastructure, industry, waterways, and healthcare
Reclaiming the statesman Gopinath Bordoloi, who stood between Assam & Partition
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Reclaiming the statesman Gopinath Bordoloi, who stood between Assam & Partition

Cabinet Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah reflects on how Assam has restored Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi to the heart of its political and cultural consciousness
Northeasts aviation takes flight with Guwahatis new terminal
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Northeast's aviation takes flight with Guwahati's new terminal

Union Minister Pabitra Margherita reflects on the Northeast's aviation transformation as Guwahati airport’s new Terminal 2 is set for inauguration
Posty came & left no crumbs
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Posty came & left no crumbs

What made the night even more meaningful was Post Malone taking a moment to address the crowd & say, 'Great to be in the land of legendary Zubeen Garg.'
Siu-ka-phas legacy & rise of Ahom kingdom across Brahmaputra valley
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Siu-ka-pha's legacy & rise of Ahom kingdom across Brahmaputra valley

Ahom leader Siu-ka-pha arrived in 1228 and unified the Brahmaputra Valley, laying the foundations of Assam’s heritage and a harmonious society
Culture vs. choice: The Diwali dilemma in time of grief
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Culture vs. choice: The Diwali dilemma in time of grief

Assam’s cultural identity is resilient enough to survive a year of subdued fireworks, finding meaning in reflection as much as in celebration
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