The pandemic was not just about loss of jobs, deaths and migrant workers walking miles to return home. It was also a story of hope and new beginnings, bringing about new entrepreneurship zeal and talents among many, who were in some other profession and or
During British era, rich residents of Kolkata developed a fetish for importing marble sculptures of Venus. Hindu widows thought Venus was a new powerful goddess, similar to Goddess Durga. Members of Young Bengal often floated novel interpretations of existing deities. They announced Venus was like
The vast expanse of New Town and the seemingly endless – and endlessly cyclical for those who do not live there – grid system of roads and roundabouts of Salt Lake have graduated from being far flung satellite townships to an accepted part of greater
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore always had a huge respect for libraries and had written several books and passages on the Responsibility of a Library as well as the Librarian. In one of the essay written by him in Bichitra Prabandha, that he wrote at an early
It came as an artfully tranquil story of grounded tones, healthy hues, starry nights, of owl hoots and pre-dawn chirps. It also came to us as a deliciously subtle and memorable trip, not just because we as a family were desperate to run away from
Born in Bombay in the year of India’s independence, died by suicide in a small Los Angeles jail cell in 1994. In sum, this was the life and death of Somen ‘Steve’ Banerjee who remains, till date, the most infamous Bengali immigrant to have landed
COVID-19 has affected the entire globe in all ways. Amidst all the uncertainties and crisis, there have been a few positive sides too; baking being a prime one. Home-baking turned out to be a booming business for many entrepreneurs as customers preferred products from the
Chances are, most of us first heard of, or read about, Manoj Guha when he passed away two years ago, at the age of 98. If we were alert, that is, because most major media publications more or less ignored the news of his passing.
Have never seen an ascetic sage meditating in some unknown cave of the Himalayas, but have read about it in so many leadership books. Even though such places of meditation at times seemed to be more utopic than realistic, Chhota Mangwa deep inside a ridge
Gurudev always wished to make everyone conscious of the vital importance of trees by introducing Nature festivals like Brikkharopon, which is still celebrated on 22 Sravan, the day of Tagore’s passing. Everyone sings: Moribijoyer ketan udao shunne, hey probol praan (Let the victory flag symbolizing the conquering