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KRK : Artist from the islands finds name in the world of independent music By Debkumar Bhadra  |  Musings of an Islander  | South Andaman It was a sunny day turned cosy when I had a chance meeting with K R aja K umarr, the budding C reative D irector, A d-film maker, L yricist, S inger and C omposer from these islands who shot to fame following release of his second music album titled A valae V aruvalaa . Fondly known as KRK, the guy is quite youthful, energetic and joyous in his approach towards life and work. Recollecting his early days he says, he has been just another guy in the crowd until he decided it is high time to listen to his heart. In the process he sacrificed his career in E ngineering and join B achelor D egree course in V isual C ommunication, which according to him, brought several positive changes in life. He is happy that he is able to do what he likes the most; creating music and movies. Born in a tamil family, K R aja K umarr had hi...

“Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error” -       M arcus T ullius C icero Debkumar Bhadra |         Musings of an Islander    |         South Andaman There are countless individual tales of I ndia P ost (also referred to as S nail M ail) failing to deliver postal articles to its customers within the time frame stipulated none other than by itself. However, when it comes to remote localities such as my location ( S outh A ndaman – 744107 ), I ndia P ost has largely been doing a better job compared to private courier agencies, who not only charge hefty fees, but fail to deliver the service for which it charges such hefty fees. Let me quote an incident wherein a private courier company namely G ati- K we though it’s extremely slow delivery has put S nail M ail to shame. It was on 24 F ebruary, 2016 that I found a particular...

A decade after 2004 tsunami, the day stands still for K adakachang B ridge cum S luice G ate Debkumar Bhadra | Musings of an Islander | South Andaman More than a decade back on the fateful day of D ecember 26, 2004 the G reat S umatra- A ndaman earthquake jolted the  A ndaman and  N icobar  I slands out of slumber only to stand spectator to a giant tsunami that raided the islands washing away almost anything to everything falling its way. The S luice G ate at K adakachang in S outh A ndaman was one such structure that was severely damaged by the earthquake triggered tsunami. The swell also washed away a portion of the road at K adakachang creating a breach which added to flooding of large tracts of plantation and agricultural land belonging to old inhabitants of the region. Elsewhere in the islands, numerous lives were lost and properties worth crores damaged. Satellite image showing the Kakakachang Sluice Gate The Govt of India and a good nu...

Chennai Floods : I ndia P ost customer from A&N I sland find itself in the list of casualty! By Debkumar Bhadra | Musings of an Islander |South Andaman Unprecedented rains, followed by floods, during late N ovember and early D ecember this year wreaked havoc on the residents of the capital city of T amil N adu so much so that a lmost everyone in Chennai, the sprawling city with over 4.6 million people, had been affected one way or the other by the devastating floods caused by torrential rains.  It was reported that incessant downpour in the city   and other coastal regions of T amil N adu have broken records of last 100 years. However two weeks after the city limped backed to normalcy, #indiapost customer from A&N I sland find itself in the list of casualty, thanks to the inefficiency and lethargy of postal authorities. Speed P ost articles that landed at K olkata as early as 3rd D ecember are lying at K olkata for the past more than two weeks wi...