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Cleared of sedition, Assam poet is focusing on maths 

Cleared of sedition, Assam poet is focusing on maths 

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Assam poet Barshashree Buragohain. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The 17 syllables of a haiku or the 14 lines of a sonnet convinced Barshashree Buragohain long ago that poetry is mathematical. Two months in jail now makes her do the math before giving in to her poetic urge.  The police had picked up Ms. Buragohain […]

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Gauhati HC grants bail to 19-year-old student, two months after arrest for poem backing ULFA (I)

Gauhati HC grants bail to 19-year-old student, two months after arrest for poem backing ULFA (I)

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The Gauhati High Court on Thursday granted bail to the 19-year old woman, who was arrested two months ago for allegedly writing a poem on social media in support of banned outfit ULFA (I). Justice Ajit Borthakur granted bail to Barshashree Buragohain, who is currently housed in the Golaghat Central Jail, after the state’s lawyer […]

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