Born and brought up in Hooghly district of West Bengal, Gopal Roy is a painter by profession. He has been associated with art galleries in Delhi and abroad. His works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. At present, besides being a full-time painter, Roy
The corona virus epidemic is wreaking havoc globally and normal life has come to a standstill everywhere as the number of confirmed Covid-19 affected patients are soaring by the minute and the fatality rate is spiraling at an alarming rate. Most governments have resorted to
Singer Mohan Singh has always chosen difficult songs. Was it that the audience too found them difficult to comprehend and hence Mohan Singh’s fan following happens to be lesser than that of his contemporary Rabindrasangeet singers? In his own words Mohan Singh says: “I never
A couple of years ago, a whole city and even the Bengali diaspora had risen to the occasion to save a Museum. Surprised? Well, being the cultural capital of India, Bengal has always wished to showcase its love for art and craft. Saving Gurusaday Museum
Eszter Láncos is a creative writer and an independent scholar. She has completed her M.A. in English. Besides being a writer and a research scholar, She is an International Scholarship Coordinator at Hungarian University of Fine Arts #Goviraltostopthevirus has been successfully going on for the past
Dayananda Dasgupta is a student of Patha Bhavan, Kolkata. He loves to play and watch cartoons and movies. Besides his studies, Dayananda is a student of Pt. Tanmoy Bose and is taking tabla classes from him. #Goviraltostopthevirus is a successful ongoing project to keep the minds
Jogen Chowdhury, known as ‘Jogen da’ by his close friends and fans, was one of many who migrated from their roots in erstwhile East-Pakistan and made Kolkata their home. Many struggling painters dream about making their living as a painter and work tirelessly in the
If you wish to escape to a thick canopy of greens then you must try out the extensive Joypur Forest, at the fringes of Bankura and Hooghly districts. This beautiful stretch will surely be a balm to tired travellers. Very close to Bishnupur, this forest
Tata Sons has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for the ‘licensing of knowhow’ of a paper test kit for Covid-19, which could make mass testing for the novel coronavirus possible. The kit, developed by CSIR’s constituent
Sugriv Kumar had been a student of Bio Science from Asutosh College Kolkata. He has always been fascinated by advertisements and its visual narrative to catch the audience’s eyes. Completing his Diploma Course from Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, Sugriv is currently working