Star Indian sprinter Hima Das made the country proud yet again after bagging a gold medal in the 200m race at the Kutno Athletics Meet. She clocked 23.97 seconds to clinch the gold. This is the second International Gold for the nineteen-year-old sprinter within a
Crorepati, and that too a Bengali more than two centuries ago! Don’t be surprised. Ramdulal Dey, was one such millionaire merchant of Bengal who was a leading name in the world of Indo-American trade. The famous red palatial building standing tall at 67E Beadon Street
Last year it was Sreebhumi, where people flocked to see Durga Idol decked in pure gold ornaments. This year it is Santosh Mitra Square that promises to spring a surprise with a 10ft Durga idol made of gold. The idol will be placed in a
She is a sheer beauty that stands still in its grandeur and opulence. The 185-year-old Andul Rajbari in Bengal’s Howrah district still speaks volumes of its rich past and heritage. Looking at it even today, one can comprehend how beautiful it must have looked in
In 1875 the Emperor Meiji of Japan started an award to honour academicians and authors, especially those who work in the fields of culture, heritage and society. This year, Kolkata’s famous academician and educationist Pabitra Sarkar will receive the 3rd highest award of Japan, ‘The
He was successful in cheating death in the choppy waters of Bay of Bengal and that too during monsoon with rains and storms lashing his small fishing trawler. When Rabindranath Das, a fisherman from Kadwip, South 24 Parganas, started his journey a week ago, little
The letter written by the lawyers of Calcutta High Court to the Chief Justice of India is as follows: To Sri Ranjan Gogoi, The Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, New Delhi, Sir, We are extremely delighted at the decision that the verdicts of the Supreme Court of India will be available
The monsoons are here and Bengal’s palate has been enriched by the King of Fish, Hilsa. Though there are various recipes in different cookbooks flooding the Hilsa season, nothing is better than the age-old Bangladesh recipes, where Padma’s Hilsa has been always regarded as a
Various parts of South Kolkata are battling with water scarcity already, primarily because of its dependence on groundwater. These days, water supply in the local taps have turned erratic and irregular. Even if there is a low pressure on taps, filling up a bucket takes
‘E porobasheyrobe ke’ in Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece Kanchenjunga? Picturised on actress Karuna Bandyopadhyay, many of us are not aware that though the movie was not a commercial success, it had a greater impact behind the scenes. For it did bring out a rare talent from