Sainthood project was my ode to my muse – Kolkata. I have lived away from home for over 17 years and when I returned to the city, I realised how much I had missed it – the sounds, smell, drama and warmth of it all.The
In the past few years, Indian badminton players have received a lot of accolades in the world forum. With some of the dedicated and exceptionally talented players making it big, badminton is now in the limelight. With P.V. Sindhu’s success at being the first Indian
Scene 1: Bhanu Bandopadhyay enacting the role of Bachal on stage. The Dhaka audience mesmerized watching the play Chandragupta. But one person in the audience applauds the most! After all, one of his dear and best students Bhanu is on stage in a new avatar!
He was born in faraway Tuticorin. But he came to Kolkata as a student and in his childhood itself not just fell in love with the city, but also with Rabindranath Tagore’s creations. As Madan Mohan Raj grew up, he studied Homeopathy and was so
The State Heritage Commission has decided to give a heritage tag to Nabadwip and Coochbehar and turn them into model heritage cities. Both the cities have a rich cultural and historical past. Once they turn to heritage cities, they will be cleaner than what they
Recent reports revealed by Geological Survey of India and Central Department of Geology show atleast 11 ports of India are at high risk of going below sea level due to rising water levels. Out of these ports, Diamond Harbour tops the list and 3rd is
One of the most famous street food in Dhaka, Bangladesh is Dhakai Paratha. Even a few decades back, Dhakai Paratha had been a very popular breakfast in Kolkata too. But with the invasion of breakfast items from other parts of the globe and country, we
Imagine a police officer taking out time from his duty, trying to teach children of villages English, so that later in life they would turn confident and smart to face the urban world of competition. Well, this is not a scene from a movie, but
What we all perhaps are not aware of is before starting his legal career, Arun Jaitley wanted to become a Chartered Accountant but was unable to do so - given the competitiveness of the national examination process. Hence, he decided to study law. Arun Jaitley
While many will be celebrating our favourite city Kolkata’s birthday today, there will be others who will go by the lawbook. Almost a decade back Calcutta High Court had settled a two-year lawsuit about Kolkata’s antecedents that Job Charnock was not the founder of the