To call the Dooars in North Bengal a nature-lover’s paradise is but an understatement. Hemmed in on all sides by dense forests and rivers, this vast terrain is a balm for the jaded urban souls. A short sojourn in this magical land --- and the
After Feluda Park, now it’s time for Apu Park. Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee had essayed the role of Apu in the 1959 film which is part of the Apu trilogy directed by Satyajit Ray. The West Bengal government has decided to construct a park themed
August 11, 1908, is the day Khudiram Bose was hanged by the British-Indian administration. For the attempted assassination of senior British official Douglas Kingsford. The would-be assassin was just 18, one of India’s youngest armed revolutionaries to die at the hands of the British. The irony
Rabindranath Tagore himself was an influencer down generations. But interestingly, he himself was deeply influenced by Mustafa Jalaluddin Rumi, who was born in Kabul, but lived in Persia, now Iran, about 800 years ago. Rumi is considered to be founder of Sufi philosophy and Tagore
Have you ever watched a caged bird flapping frantically, wings tied to destiny, wishing for freedom? Who else than Rabindranath Tagore felt that hidden pain and penned the famous story-poem: Boner pakhi and Khanchhar pakhi. No wonder well-known theatre personality Pradip Bhattacharya way back in
The tongue twister of a word, ‘agathokakological’, may require some practise to get its pronunciation right. Its meaning is quite simple, however – it literally means, composed of both good and evil. Probably coined by the 19th-century British poet Robert Southey, it is derived from
IHow does it feel when the State Government comes knocking at your doors, to help you with a variety of social schemes that will benefit you all? Well, the feeling is that of being pampered and a sense of relief, specially in times of COVID-19
Indian Railways -- one of the world’s largest railway systems that run over 12,500 trains every day -- is more than just the country's transport lifeline. For the 23 million passengers who use it daily, it is almost a way of life -- with a