50 Years of the Concert for Bangladesh: How It Came to Be
The backstory of the concert scripted in the heavens.
31 July 2021, 19:27 PM
Re-reading ‘The Alchemist’: A book of omens
Before I knew it, I developed a personal relationship with the book. I was glued from beginning till end. I read slowly. Sometimes I read the same section twice. I could not focus on anything else till I finished. The experience was psychedelic: an expansion of the mind (imagination). In the end, the second omen worked. I was out of depression. Ricardo was right: “a good book (or film) can pull you out of depression”.
28 July 2021, 07:56 AM
The Dimensions of Infinity
To describe infinity, we need to redefine the way we count.
14 July 2021, 18:00 PM
A Subtle Emptiness at Dhaka University
After my HSC, I stood at a crossroads. I reached a fork where only “two roads diverged”. And I had no option but to take one of the two roads and embrace the next phase in my life.
30 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Bayes’ Theorem, With No Maths
As new sets of information appear, we adapt our perception.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Azam Khan: Ten Years On, Bhalobasho Manushere
Today, June 5, 2021 is his tenth death anniversary.
5 June 2021, 11:02 AM
Echoes at 100
This is the 100th instalment of the fortnightly column on SHOUT.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Bob Dylan at 80: Forget about today until tomorrow
The legendary singer-songwriter made songs a part of literature.
23 May 2021, 20:24 PM
The Origin of Eid-ul-Fitr Songs
How did "O Mon Romjaner Oi Rojar Sheshe" come to be?
5 May 2021, 18:00 PM
In search of Satyajit’s roots
Maa showed little Manik, “This is where you’re from.”
1 May 2021, 22:12 PM
An ode to cricket, taken with a pinch of salt
The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind (HarperCollins India, 2020) is Ramachandra Guha’s latest book on cricket. It is his ode to a game his mother introduced him to at the age of four, and his father told him stories of.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
The Dimensions of Fasting
Religions have provided time-tested moral codes of conduct.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Why Do We Choke Under Pressure?
The 2016 T20 World Cup Final. West Indies needed 19 runs off the last over. An unknown Carlos Brathwaite stormed his way into the history books with four consecutive sixes. West Indies won the T20 World Cup for the second time. Ben Stokes of England was bowling the last over. How could a dependable person like Stokes choke under pressure?
7 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra
The legacy of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra is in its songs of freedom.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Nobody Taught Us Money Management
Yet, schools don't teach how to manage money.
3 March 2021, 18:00 PM
The Illusion of Success
Success truly isn't what it is. Even Superman is very mortal.
3 February 2021, 18:00 PM
An Encounter With the Alchemist
My encounter with Santiago, Fatima and the Alchemist changed my life like it did for many others.
20 January 2021, 18:00 PM
New Year’s Celebrations
Trying to be happy is the prayer this Echoes makes for you in the coming year and beyond.
30 December 2020, 18:00 PM
1971: A story again made fresh
The generation of 1971 instilled that pride for the generation of 2021 to lead Bangladesh forward in the 21st century.
16 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Migration: All that glitters may not be gold
Today, young people are going abroad more than any time in our history. What's interesting is: what happens after they go abroad?
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM