Like many Corona warriors across the world, Dr Niladri Konar, a doctor treating COVID-19 patients in a London Hospital, himself got infected by this deadly virus. However, the virus has failed to put him down. He not just won over the virus, his dedication to
Some great men are always remembered and some get lost in the pages of history. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (18 April 1809 – 26 December 1831) was one such Indo-Portuguese author, poet and social reformer, whose contribution to Bengal’s social and freedom movement can never
Yes, they are our Corona warriors, directly working on the streets in this scorching summer to enforce law and order and also see to it that public follows Lockdown orders. But with most of the food and tea stalls in every locality shut down, where
I distinctly remember about 5-6 years ago, my husband had suddenly entered a fish stall in a well-known city supermarket looking for some wonderfully wrapped fish slices and Ilish. I was a bit taken aback, for all my life I was the one shopping for
It was only a couple of weeks ago when Bronx Zoo came up with a scary data that one of their tigers has been infected with COVID-19 as one of the zoo-keepers was infected with the virus. This sent ripples through every zoo authority, as
Reproduction of a short interview of Nemai Ghosh taken 4 years back. It is titled The Flâneur and the excerpt is from Calcutta Kolkata Notebook, published by Starmark • What Kolkata means to you? Kolkata is my lifeline. I owe everything to this city. I went around
Wherever your sight travels, you get to see only undulating lush, verdant tea estates enclosed by misty blue Sivaliks in the distance, a setting sun in the horizon with chirps of birds or dance of butterflies. This is Samsing, the quiet hamlet at the foothills
The art world has been eagerly waiting to lay their eyes upon this hidden gem by the pioneer of modern art in India, Nandalal Bose. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, his magnificent painting ‘Reclining Arjuna’ has finally surfaced in public domain after a long wait.
COVID-19 has not just killed and made people fall sick, it has given rise to a plethora of other grave problems from financial, educational and to health issues of non-COVID population who might be having some ailment or the other. Take for example Thalessaemia patients
He had saved every penny of his income and built a hospital a couple of years ago in Baruipur for the poor and needy of the locality. Cab driver Md Saidul Lashkar has again come forward during these difficult times of crisis and has handed