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Gert Strydom, 14 march 2013

The Soldier [6]

It’s five o’clock in the morning and Dino Mahambo is drinking big sips of strong coffee, that his adjutant, Laranja had made for him. Although it is still biting cold, Mahambo sweats where the group of officers are gather under the sharp lights in his office.

Mahambo wipes the sleep from his (... więcej)

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Geetima Baruah Sarma, 8 march 2013

THE DISCOVERY OF OIL

Digboi is situated in the north-eastern region of India and is famous for the discovery of oil during the nineteenth century. It is a small town located in Tinsukia district of Assam and still retains the ambience of the British. The place attracts visitors for its scenic beauty, spacious bungalows, (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 7 march 2013

The Soldier [5]

It only takes Ryno seconds to remove the telescopic sight and noise suppressor from the Heckler and Koch 417 and to zip it in the watertight bag, before he climbs down from the tree.

It feels to him as if the eyes of every person in the enemy camp are looking at him, while he moves between the graves (... więcej)

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Geetima Baruah Sarma, 6 march 2013

OJAPALI - A PERFORMING ART FORM OF ASSAM

Assamese culture embraces various performing arts and Ojapali is one among them. This is a traditional art form and is considered to be one of the oldest. Though perceived in the districts of Kamrup, Nalbari etc. in Lower Assam, it is but most popular in the district of Darrang. Ojapali showcases a combined (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 28 february 2013

The Soldier [4]

It is some hysteric screaming that wakes Dino Mahambo from his afternoon sleep, where he dozed away in the comfortable chair behind his desk.

The screaming sounds like the shrill screaming of women at the top of their voices and what is worse is that it is becoming louder. What is more, Dino Mahambo (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 28 february 2013

The Soldier [4]

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Geetima Baruah Sarma, 27 february 2013

CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

A huge expanse of land gets submerged when a reservoir is created followed by the construction of a dam. So it is very essential to demarcate the areas rich in biodiversity for protection of the environment. Survival of the exotic and near extinct species which are affected during the construction of (... więcej)

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Geetima Baruah Sarma, 26 february 2013

BIR CHILARAI - THE GREAT GENERAL OF ASSAM

Bir Chilarai (1510 - 1571 AD) was a great general who belonged to the Koch royal dynasty of Assam. By his valour, he played a significant role in expanding the empire of his elder brother, Maharaja Nara Narayan.

The Koch dynasty set up their kingdom in the western part of Assam after the fall of (... więcej)

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Vanessa Kurtz, 26 february 2013

Akarra Love Story

Her skin tinged with black and blue, Amethyst Rayne awakens, finding herself lying beside a large granite stone. Looking over her shoulder, she sees the moon sparkling on the deep black waters of Ancient Lake. Grabbing onto the stone, as she tries to rise, she hears a message drifting on the wind, as (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 15 february 2013

The Soldier [3]

From the cover of the Blue gum tree Ryno can observe the enemy camp clearly; where it lies to the west, northwest and southwest of him and runs along the eastern bank of the river.

That Cassinga had been a mining town is quite clear to Ryno, when he looks at the shaft towers of the dilapidated iron (... więcej)

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