Articles by Jiben Roy
Jiben Roy: High and low
What an achievement! The first commercial spacewalk by a daring billionaire tech CEO Jared Isaacman, who funded this program which was operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Jiben Roy: Humanitarian USA
What a humane country I have been living in since 2001! So diverse, so peaceful, so much freedom, no discrimination and above all, no issue of being a minority.
Jiben Roy: Mass uprising in Bangladesh
Most of my Dispatch readers may know that I am originally from Bangladesh, however I have been in the USA since 2001. Recently there was a mass uprising in Bangladesh against the apparently stable government of prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Letter: Positivity in life
Last week we as a family went to a small party at our departmental chairperson’s house. There was one person whom I met for the
Jiben Roy: Cricket in the USA
On November 15, 2023, I wrote an opinion column in The Dispatch about the game cricket, which was not a very popular game in the USA at that time. But the situation has changed.
Jiben Roy: Music or songs in our life
Happiness and sadness belong to our everyday lives. This is like light versus dark. However, I am thinking of something different.
Jiben Roy: Celebrity aging inspires us
Several weeks back I wrote “Celebrity deaths remind us of dying.” Now I realize that celebrity aging inspires us too. It is encouraging that we are in the time of many centenarians.
Jiben Roy: Somewhere something’s happening
It is very much true. Something is always happening. Either by nature or by humans.
Jiben Roy: The ideas – the most important
The other day I was watching a Bengali TV serial called “Hunter.” It was about the killing of a sparrow. At the end, it gave the link on which it is based.
Letter: Childhood doll play
I remember as children we used to play doll games, especially bride-groom games. Now we see Mississippi lawmakers are playing that doll play. First game,
Letter: What a story you have published!
I read the story of “Chicken’s derring do on 82” in The Dispatch written by Abigail Sipe Rochester. I am overwhelmed! As I read it,
Jiben Roy: Celebrity deaths remind us of dying
The impact of a death in the family is an impact that lasts forever, especially the death of our parents or other close members of the family. However, one must walk with time. As time passes, our life continues.
Jiben Roy: What best can we hope for this year
Every one of us knows, “morning shows the day.” Starting from the morning of the first day of 2024, the world is under siege. We are seeing the serious impact of climate change in Mississippi too. The world has already witnessed a large amount of destruction because of the Middle East war, in addition to the Russia-Ukraine war. At the same time, the Middle East war has started expanding,
Roy Jiben: Not anymore in 2024
A new year is knocking at our door. Humans do not shed like some other animals. For example, snakes, grasshoppers, crabs, frogs and bighorn sheep all shed. It would be an exciting event if humans shed skin (in case of humans, dead cells fall off invisibly) on the New Year’s Day to purify their body and mind rather than making New Year’s resolutions.
Jiben Roy: Entropy of our world
Our planet was created from a violent situation if we consider the Big Bang Theory. Since then, it has never been calm, quieter or peaceful. It has always been chaos, disorder, uncertainty, or randomness. In one scientific word, it can be expressed as entropy. The entropy of our world has been always increasing.
Jiben Roy: Game of cricket
Currently India is hosting the International Cricket Council Men’s World Cup competition. The game started on October 5, and the final will be on November 19 at 2:30 a.m. Ten teams from four continents are participating, though half of the teams are from Asia.
Jiben Roy: War is spreading everywhere
“The world is flat” – the author, journalist Thomas Friedman once said.
Yes, indeed.
Jiben Roy: 9/11 – An untold story
In the summer of 1980 while doing my PhD at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, I visited the USA for the first time.