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What is the history of Tabloids by Jitu Das


Almost 2000 years ago, in Rome,a royal paper called Acta Diurna ( daily activities ) was distributed. From the  16 th century, the printed newp-papers were started to published.In 1609, in Germany first weekly news-papers were published in printing letters.At first, only the rich people of the societ were the customer of these weekly news-papers. But, in 19th century,the middle class and poor class of society were educated and this changed the idea of news-paper,for its customer were increasing everyday. The new-york  new-paper publishers thought to make the workers of the city as their customer.In 1880,the publisher of "World" new paper, Joseph Pulitzer started a new popular way of journalism.This attmpt of was very succesful and revolutionary,and in this news-paper "world" was publishing increased enourmously from 15000 prints to 250000 in just three years. For his revolutionary works,pulitzer award is given to the achivements in new-paper and online journalism,literature and musical composition  every year in honor of him by US ( Columbia university, New York)

WHY SOME NEWS-PAPERS ARE CALLED TABLOIDS ?
HERE IS WHY :---

To that perod, all the news-paper were printed in same width ( 58 cm * 38 cm). In 1903, Alfred Harmworth made two page from one previous braod page. and the now the page format became  43 cm * 28 cm. The news-paper format was compacted for the easiness to rad them in moving train and buses. Then an another news-paper called "Mirror" was being printed with big headlines on that small page,alongside small photographs,news and stories.Then many news-papers started to follow this news fashion.Harmsworth( later known as Lord Northklik) named this news-papers Tabloid news-papers. (he word Tabloid comes from the medicinal term Tabloid of late 1880)

 The name Tabloid was used for these kind of news-papers because-

  • The format is small ( roughly 43 cm* 28 cm. 
  •  This kind of news-paper publish news, stories in brie words.
  •  This news papers contains everthing that is found in the normal news-paper, but in brief style from politics, sport, literature, astrology, celebrity, weather,science etc.
  • For capturing every aspects of news,stories as the broad sheet contains,they are called tabloid which are small,but contains as much as broad sheet.

WHY THERE IS A GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER DAY ? BY JITU DAS







Easter is a very important for Christian people, today IS 29 march of 2013, and its good friday.
 What is good friday ?
Good Friday is the friday before Easter sunday and 31 march its going to be Easter day.Good Friday is the day when Christ was crucified.In good friday, Christians mourn in the church.Between 25 march and 31 march of every year Easter day is celebrated around the world as a holiday.
 But why Easter day is celebrated ?
Here is why -
This is the day,when the christian people remembers the death and rebirth of Jesus Christ.After Jesus Christ was crucified on friday( known as good friday ),his body was taken down from the cross,and was buried in a cave tomb.The tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers,and large number of  stone was put over the entracnce,so that no-one could steal his body.
On Sunday, Mary Magdalene with some Jesus's Diciples visited the tomb and found that stones were moved,there were no guards, and Jesus's body was not there too.
Jesus was seen on that day by Mary and his disciples,and his followers. Christians believes that two angles came from heaven moved the stone and the guards and gave life to jesus. From the death to rebith of Christ is called resurrection by the Christian people.
Easter day is holy day for Christians celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

The story behind Guernica painting by Jitu Das


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Guernica is the most famous paint of Pablo Picasso. Guernica is regarded as the one of the greatest art of 20th century. Among many works of Pablo Picasso, guernica is the lively work.

But why Guernica is so famous ?

In 19th century industrialization was started in most of the European countries, but Spain  was still in the middle age.The people of Spain broke the  the king rule and republic was established.But the thrown king kept on trying to dominate the people. The Republican forces were made up of assorted factions (Communists, Socialists, Anarchists, to name a few) with wildly differing approaches to government and eventual aims, but a common opposition to the Nationalists. They sought a return to the golden days of Spain, based on law, order, and traditional Catholic family values. They wanted to be free from this pain and misery,to create a advanced country like the other European countries. But the old ruling party( the nationalists) became against with these new rulers( republican).At that time, a captain named General Francisco Franco's cruelty was increasing. Inspired by One of the most worst man in mankind, Adolf Hitler, the nationalist Franco was torturing the general people of France who sought for republic Spain.Franco was helped by the the armies of Germany and Italy.In that terrible environment,where world was to about face an another war.In 26 April of 1937,Guernica was bombed for 2 hours by German warplanes led by Hitler.In that terrible bombarding for 2 hours, Guernica,which is more like a village in Spain, was destroyed literally. Guernica was the capital city of Basque region of Spain.In the middle of city,there was a big tree,which was known as Guernica.Basque people used to write their law and order sittling under that giant tree.It is possible that from that tree named Guernica,the city was also named Guernica. For Roman Catholics,the guernica was a holy place.
                  When in a usual day, 26 april of 1937, the german war planes bombed Guernica,the whole city was panicked, just like pearl harbor was panicked by the bombardment of Japanese war planes in December 7 of 1941.Along with the bombarment, the Germans were also killing the people of Basque with their filthy machine-guns.More than 200 people were killed,and many animals alongside.It was a  great shock to the world, to hear such  news about a city got ruined by bombardments.
                Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist, who was also affected by the brutality of this hopeless war.Picasso was commissioned  by  Spanish Republican government to create a large mural for the Spanish display at the Paris International Exposition at the 1937 World's Fair in Paris.

Guernica is famous for these following reasons  -

 1. Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace.

2.Upon completion Guernica was displayed around the world in a brief tour, becoming famous and widely acclaimed. This tour helped bring the Spanish Civil War to the world's attention.

3.In Guernica,you can see the both humans and animals in state of panicked,afraid,pain and  sadness. The color also depicts the war as a inhuman work.Those country who supports war is still a primitive country,just like America.
4. Guernica  includes the affect of war in both human and animals,by which the art tells that we humane are not the only one who is killed,injured because of war,the animals are also bearing the affects of war caused by the foolish,egoistic people from time to time.


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Assamese writer. Observer of life. Capturing thoughts, stories, and reflections with a touch of soul.