Marcus Rediker
September 2007
This year and the next mark an important historical anniversary: Two centuries ago, both the United States and Great Britain abolished the African slave trade.
By the time they did, the trade had carried 9 million Africans to New World plantations, where they would live under the lash and produce the largest planned accumulation [...]
Posts Tagged ‘article’
Slavery: A Shark’s Perspective
Posted in Special Feature, tagged article, ex nihilo, Marcus Rediker on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Feature: Reeti Roy
Posted in Features, tagged article, ex nihilo on June 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Deep Sea Scuba Diving in Paradise Island
Gorgeous white sand spread out against a dreamy sky, startlingly blue water that stretches on for miles and miles, palm trees softly swaying to the gentle breeze… one sighs and wonders whether all of this can truly be nature’s own work. This is Paradise Island in Maldives. The [...]
Feature: Sudeep Pagedar
Posted in Features, tagged article, ex nihilo on May 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Revelations
It’s scary to know that there is someone who knows you so well.
One moment, you’re happy about it; the other, you’re scared shitless.
Less than a year ago, you used to claim – sometimes boast – that you’re a loner. That you keep to yourself as much as possible, and don’t let on about your [...]
Feature: Subhayu Mukherji
Posted in Features, tagged article, ex nihilo on May 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A Few Fab Four Fables
The Beatles! So much has been written, read, heard and seen about them that writing about them seems absurd now. So instead of writing about their much-heard-about history and achievements, I will focus on their songs, how they came about and small stories attached to them. All that’s included in this [...]
Feature: Ambreen Ishrat
Posted in Features, tagged article, ex nihilo on April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Suicide Bombings: Death’s Naked Dance on Our Streets
The news of a bomb going off somewhere kickstarts a morning and you end up making calls to friends and family to ensure their safety and your own. Add reports of a large bank robbery, cell phone thefts, car snatchings, murders, random shootings and killings, hit-and-run accidents to [...]
Feature: Rohit K. Dasgupta
Posted in Features, tagged article, ex nihilo on January 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Child Sexual Abuse and Boys
The term child sexual abuse is an umbrella term describing the acts of offence committed by an adult on a minor for purposes of sexual gratification. This may be molestation, exploitation (as in trafficking, pornography, prostitution) to direct assault. There is no clear-cut definition to this term as yet but the [...]
