She has achieved what every engineer would wish to. 28-year-old Sampriti Bhattacharya from Kolkata turned her PhD research thesis at Massachusetts Institute of Technology into a patented invention coveted by oil companies and world-wide defense sector. Her ‘Hydroswarm’ is the first ever underwater drone that
It has been almost 50 years now that our favourite suave detective Feluda invaded the Bengali consciousness. Be it for his sharp wit, sarcasm, impressive sense of humour, intellect, sharp sense of observation and deduction, Satyajit Ray’s immortal creation Feluda is an integral part of
The celebrations of 48th Kolkata Rathayatra Festival organized by ISKCON had started from the day of snan poornima. Gundicha Yatra was celebrated yesterday, Shoja Rath today and Ulto Rath will be celebrated on July 12. In modern times, we often end up neglecting the ones
The grand old man of India Inc is no more. BK Birla died yesterday in Mumbai at the age of 98 and his last remains will be brought today to his beloved city Kolkata, from where he started his business and then went on to
The age -old tradition of Murshidabad Rathyatra Festival steps into its 250th year. Jafraganj Akra, Nasirpur of Murshidabad has been decked up beautifully on the occasion of Rathayatra Festival today. There is something unique about the Murshidabad Rathayatra which makes sure that people from districts
The dream of referring West Bengal as ‘Bangla’ will probably remain a dream. Today, the Central Government declared that the name of West Bengal cannot be changed right now. It has also further stated that the name of the state can only be changed if
This Puja, you can wear a variety of high-fashion and comfortable clothes beautifully crafted by the women of Sundarbans. Around 500 women of Gosaba block of Sundarbans have been making khadi and handloom clothes. None of these women were professional tailors. Most of them had
J. Krishnamurti, well-known world teacher had emphasised the importance of right education for combating the world crisis through a new generation of human beings. He said, ‘teaching is not mere imparting of knowledge.’ Krishnamurti Foundation, Kolkata will be organising an interactive workshop ‘Educating the Educator’
Dr Robin Sengupta, the torchbearer of the world-class Institute of Neurosciences is one of the top 10 neurosurgeons of the world. After his stint with major hospitals of the world, he has returned to his roots, to Bengal to share his expertise and serve the
In recent times, because of his Divine Grace, Puri's Ratha-yatrá has become famous worldwide. Srila Prabhupada brought the Ratha-yätra to the Western world, inspiring his disciples to celebrate the first Ratha-yåtra on 9 July 1967 in San Francisco. Now, because of his endeavours and inspiration,