Transforming Lives — Empowering Marginalized Communities with Innovative Water Solutions

In recent years, innovative techniques like advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have emerged, utilizing chemical reactions to break down pollutants, pathogens, and toxins in water.

Desalination, a natural process within the water cycle, involves removing dissolved mineral salts from water. Seawater evaporation leaves behind salt, resulting in the formation of clouds that eventually lead to rainfall.

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The Problem with Bangladeshi Telefilms

If you’re Bangladeshi, chances are you’ve seen at least one telefilm in your life — whether willingly or not. These telefilms, starring the same few actors and actresses and being uploaded for free on YouTube and tv channels, have exploded in popularity in recent years, with the popular ones gaining upwards of 40 million views. Some popular actresses donning the screen in telefilms include Mehazabien Chowdhury, Afran Nisho, Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Tanjin Tisha, Safa Kabir, Tawsif Mahbub, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim and Keya Payel. However, these telefilms often feel like they’re a bit… lacking in some aspects. But why is that so?

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A Global Journey of Women’s Rights Activism

By Suhani Awadhiya Written: Aug 4, 2023Last Updated: Aug 4, 2023 The journey of women’s rights has been a complex and arduous one, characterized by persistent struggle and remarkable progress. […]

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Is Beauty truly in the Eye of the Beholder?

We all believe that we understand what beauty is, what it looks like, the standards it pleases and appeals to. Incorrect? Maybe. Beauty is such a subjective matter that phrases such as  “correct” and “incorrect” are almost meaningless to begin with. It is worth noting that this concept of beauty dates back countless centuries. Chinese philosopher, Kong Qiu stated, “Everyone has beauty, but not everyone can see it,”…

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The Era of Mannerism

At the beginning of the 17th century; the flourishing of the most well-known period of art, the Renaissance, was coming to an end. Though its classical style was popular all throughout Rome, the need for unnatural, stylised and ambiguous forms of art sparked the beginning of what we call ‘Mannerism’.[4]…

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On ‘Invictus’ by William Ernest Henly: An Analysis

‘Invictus’ is a renowned poem composed by the 19th-century English critic, editor and poet William Ernest Henley. The poem, first written in 1875, was published in 1888 in his first volume of poetry known as ‘Book of Verses’. Standing out as his most notable work, his lines depict human resilience and the courage to fight on when all hope has fled…

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An Analysis of “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” by Emily Dickinson

“Hope is the thing with feathers” is a 19th-century poem written by the American poet Emily Dickinson, a prominent figure of American poetry. The manuscript of this poem appears in Fascicle 13, which Dickinson compiled around 1861. “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” was subsequently published in 1891 in a collection of her works under the title Poems. The poem’s central and only theme is the stimulation of hope in the reader and the never-ending perseverance of hope as a feeling… 

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A Study on the Life and Style of Edward Hopper

Among the various artists that shaped the 20th-century art world in America, Edward Hopper is one of the most renowned. Remarkable for his dreary landscapes, Hopper’s talent lies in his ability to create pieces which hold the power to invoke the sensation of empty loneliness. His work, albeit still and devoid of dramatic action, conveys an aura that only stillness can convey…

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Art in the High Middle Ages

One of the main art styles from the second half of the 11th century throughout the 12th century was Romanesque art. Romanesque art was, as the name suggests, heavily influenced by Ancient Roman art forms, especially when it came to sculptures…

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