Chinsurah, a small town in the Gangetic belt of Hooghly district, once used to be the centre of Dutch establishment in Bengal. Right here was their Directorate, the capital seat of Dutch Governors. Located 65 kilometers east of Kolkata, Chinsurah can be easily reached by
The Basilica of Holy Rosary, commonly known as Bandel Church, is one of the most revered Roman Catholic churches of our country. It was established by a Portuguese Captain named Pedro Tavares in the year of 1599, right at the dawn of European settlement in
Southeast Asia’s oldest college owes its existence to the legendary visionary Dr Rafiuddin Ahmed (1890- 1965). This college has churned out many stalwarts in the field of dentistry and surgery over the last few decades. On its centenary year, as it celebrates its glorious 100
Joi Hok is an ambitious and challenging public engagement project on Tuberculosis (TB) launched by Sreyashi Basu, a student of the University College of London. After completing her graduation in ‘Infection and Immunology,’ she decided to spread her knowledge to help the community at large.
Billion-dollar Australian wool industry survives on sheep brought from Bengal! Can you believe it? According to Australian Department of Agriculture, Australia is the number one producer of wool in the world which was valued at $2.6 billion in 2017. Vast agricultural land, great cattle raising
Real time imaging is a need for any micro-surgery operations. Any surgeon knows the more you get to understand what lies inside the body, the better you get to know human body and perform error free operations. To help doctors across the world, engineers and
Sahitya Akademi Award again returns to Bengal holding the hands of Professor Chinmoy Guha for his book named Ghumer Dorja Thele. Born in September 1958 in Kolkata, Guha is a celebrated professor, and was former Head of Department of English at Calcutta University. He is
Apparently, India has progressed, even sending missions to the moon. Unfortunately, our mindset hasn’t, and that’s why we still stop women from entering a kitchen or even a place of worship when she is menstruating. The whole reason being she is ‘impure.’ Menstruation is considered
It is 9 am. A thick crowd gathers outside the state-run Beldanga Primary Health Centre OPD in Murshidabad. The congregation increases by the minute as more and more patients accompanied by their families trickle in. They are all waiting for the doctor to arrive. Just
He had witnessed Diego Maradona’s famous ‘God’s hand’ goal. He was also witness to 10 more World Cup Soccer Matches and was branded as India’s ambassador at World Cup Soccer arenas for his die hard enthusiasm to be present at all World Cup Soccers with