Do your eyes seem unnaturally red? Many city dwellers these days are complaining of ‘blood shot eyes.’ You will be shocked standing in front of the mirror to find half of the white portion of the eye looks abnormally red while the rest of the
In recent years, there has been an unprecedented development in the health sector of Bengal. The scenario of government hospitals has also undergone a huge change. Today, they are well-equipped to offer every kind of sophisticated service. A new feather to the cap of government-run
Did you know Kolkata Metro had no washroom facilities for passengers? After a lot of protest, finally Kolkata Metro authorities have thrown open the staff toilets for passengers. You no longer need to hold it back and feel uncomfortable while availing the metro service. You
It was a hectic and crowded city on the second day of the week. Yet a green corridor was created to carry the liver and kidney of a brain-dead patient from Park Clinic to SSKM. Chinmoy Ghosh’s liver now will find a place in Bidhan
Three years back, Rohit Dolui, from Daspur, Ghatal had swallowed a piece of plastic. He was young then and without any immediate symptoms, his parents also had no clue what the boy had done. But months later, he started suffering from acute breathing problems. His
The miserable death of Sajal Kanjilal, a theatre activist, trained dancer, poet, little magazine enthusiast and a model for artists, left the entire city shell-shocked last week and threw light on the negligence of the Kolkata Metro authorities. The Metro railway had ordered a high-level
If you have ever been to Sealdah station, the crowd must have seemed unsettling. Sealdah station authorities are thus taking measures to reduce the pressure of the crowd. The authorities had plans to increase the number of compartments in the train from 9 to 12
Yes, they did bring loads of books to your door-step and that too at throwaway prices. So, every bookworm, every book lover thronged the Bookchor carnival, the first of its kind in Kolkata. Kolkata’s affair with literature has been long, intense and passionate. Right from
The brutal killings of dogs and puppies recently at NRS Hospital campus have shocked us all. But what is the solution to such human-animal conflicts? GB spoke to students and citizens of Kolkata to find an answer
Elodie Guignard lives and works in Paris, who is also passionate about the city of Kolkata, that she often visits or even works with children in Jhargram, teaching them the art of photography. She speaks to GB from Paris on how her photographs on humans