Does the name of Bipin Ganatra ring a bell of familiarity? He is the city’s ‘fire chaser.’ The 60-year-old good Samaritan was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award for ‘rescuing people whenever there is fire, often putting himself in danger.’ He is
If you have been to the ancient Kanak Durga Temple of Jhargram, you must have come across a forested stretch around the temple, unkempt and littered with plastic and packets thrown by pilgrims who come in hordes to this area. But the place is to
In an exclusive GB interview to author and poet Saheli Mitra, renowned singer Sahana Bajpaie speaks of her journey as a musician, her love for her homeland and her last show of the year at Poland, where she will sing Rabindrasangeet with Polish subtitles • What
Journalist Shuvra Dey dissects Saibal Mitra’s Chitrokor – Last Mural and discovers the heart-wrenching story of eternal strife of Art vs Commerce Saibal Mitra’s latest offering on celluloid, Chitrokor – Last Mural was released recently. Written and directed by Mitra, the very title of the movie
After working for few months without any break, I thought it’s better to go somewhere away with the kids to enjoy their summer holidays, preferably in the lap of the nature. So, my destination this time in the month of May was a remote hamlet
Radioactive zone in Jadavpur? And sandwiches are being polished off the rack in the blink of an eye! If you even happen to go near Jadavpur Vidyapeeth School, you will come across radioactive sandwich posters and handbills stuck everywhere. Two men are busy taking orders
It has been ages since Kapotaksha River lost its glory. Large steamers, launches and boats laden with heavy goods no longer ply on the river. The bank of the river is no longer frequented by businessmen and traders from distant lands and the sprawling sugar
She is a scientist from Bengal who has won multiple awards including the recent Infosys Award of the year for her path breaking research in cancer, but ISI director Sanghamitra Bandopadhyay is as humble as ever. She loves to be remembered and called just a
Kolkata is all set for a makeover. A private company has taken the initiative to colour the city in myriad hues and give a much-needed facelift to the 327-year-old dame. The CESC feeder boxes strewn across the city is the canvas for this project which
The copious young clouds of the Bengali month of Asharh gathered in the sky. An inexplicable darkness crystallized in Charu’s room. Near the open widow, she bent over a notebook, scribbling in it, lonely, lost in her own furtive world. She didn’t notice when Amal surreptitiously