The extraordinary medical condition of Sushmita Bandopadhyay might remind you of a haunting scene from a Hollywood movie. As soon as the sun sets, you find blood flowing tirelessly from her eyes. Her children would be traumatized looking at the changing face of their mother
In the long journey called life, we often lose the desire to live. Then certain incidents, stories of certain people restore our faith, encourage us to hold on and teach us to not give up without a fight. Amidst all the destruction all over the
Father Franchois Laborde, the silent saint of Kolkata’s slums finally received his due recognition at the age of 92 recently. This is the man who worked relentlessly for destitute children. Father Laborde received the Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) given by the French Ambassador, Alexandre
Imagine running 80 km through an adventurous terrain of Palash and red laterite, along Sal forests of the picturesque Ayodhya Hills. Well, if you are in Purulia tomorrow you can witness the other face of Bengal’s landscape and that too through an adventurous sports, that
Some love do not get the scope of ending in hope. It turns out to die a violent end, just like Parimal’s did. Parimalis a woman trapped in a man’s body and cannot cope with the trauma of his truth being not accepted. Thus the
Hold your tongue and let me love… Here was a kind of love scripted in the late 1920’s by an author in his late sixties and yet it is celebrated even in the 21st century as one of the most read romantic novels of Bengali
Bengalis have a bond with rice that cannot be fathomed. There is hardly any Bengali household where rice is not considered a staple diet. Bhaat and that Bhaat Ghoom are indispensable connections with Bangaliyana. These days, lives have become busier. We often depend on restaurant
Remember that tall and slim hill face in Laal Kuthi? Yes, we are speaking of our very own Danny Denzongpa, who at times was the friendly uncle singing Karo noigo aami… Keu amar noy to a child or at times in the role of a
Who says government hospitals do not perform rare feat? Atleast Bengal’s government hospitals are today equipped with state-of-the-art machines and facilities and also with the best of doctors. No wonder from successful organ transplant to the rare feat of bringing back a comatose woman to
Kolkata witnessed the first ever multilingual literary gala party hosted by Literoma Publishing Services recently at one of the city’s posh private studios near Park Street. The event was chaired by international award-winning author and film-writer Reetwika Banerjee. She is mostly known for her contributions