Princeton University’s Lewis Center for Arts named Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri as the new director of the University’s Program in Creative Writing. Lahiri, a Professor of Creative Writing on the Princeton faculty since 2015, succeeds 2017-19 U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, who has
Reports are doing rounds that Bollywood star Salman Khan has gifted a house to Ranu Mondal, the beggar-singer from Krishnanagar, who became a huge social media sensation for her voice that many say matches Lata Mangeshkar. The house is said to worth Rs 55 lakh!
You no more have to feel guilty of killing animals while eating that mutton or chicken next time! IIT Guwahati scientists have invented meat in their laboratory and have also applied for patent. Professor Biman Mondal, of Bioscience and Bio-engineering department of IIT Guwahati, led
Ever wondered whether the psychologist you go to, for a counselling session, can himself or herself have emotional issues to tide over? Probably not. But you will get to know of the inner conflicts of a mental health expert today as well-known city psychologist Anuttama
Rituparna Roy is a rare talent in Indian women cricket, not just as a player, but also as a coach. Listen to her speak in this exclusive GB interview • You have guided Bengal’s Women Cricket Team to Senior Women and Under-23 One day titles. And
The Central Government announced today that it will rename India’s longest road tunnel called Chenani-Nashri tunnel as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel. Incidentally this is a state-of-the-art tunnel on Jammu Srinagar highway. It was in Kashmir that Shyama Prasad Mukherjee died under mysterious circumstances. He was
She had joined Kolkata Port Trust as Lady Trainee Officer in the Marine Section in 1992. This itself was a history scripted as Port Trust for the first time appointed two lady officers in the same year. Sarbari Das survived the grueling work, the other
As Chandrayan II has reached close to the moon, it has started sending new images of the moon surface to the Earth. The recent images show a series of craters on the moon. These are called impact craters and the photographs have been taken by
It’s always said children of rural Bengal are more fit than the urban kids, and why not, they do not play games at some club or are trained in some coaching centre with an aim to become a world champion. Rather they play to their
Scientists of the Biotechnology Department of Burdwan University have successfully recycled moss that grows in paddy fields to paper. This environment-friendly paper is a recycled product and hence will help remove weeds and moss from rice fields in a nature-friendly manner. Usually the moss that