Pratibha was a Bengali girl married to Avtar, a businessman of Punjab. They were childhood sweethearts. Pratibha was shocked when she realised that her father-in-law had deprived her sister-in-law from any property on his side and gave it all to her husband citing that she
August 12 was first designated International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999, and serves as an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential partners in change, and an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the prestigious Civil Services Examination (CSE) annually to select some of the best brains in the country who aspire to take up a career in the civil services. The selection procedure is pretty rigorous and can be understood
On World Elephant Day, what disturbs any naturalist of India is the Human-Pachyderm conflict. Something that over past many decades have killed thousands of elephants that are endangered today. Like their African cousins, Asian elephants have dwindled in numbers over the years. Either baby elephants
Before you do anything else in Bakkhali, take a walk down its south-facing crescent shaped beach. Nothing short of a geographical oddity, it is one of those rare beaches in the world that offer an equally spectacular view of sunrise and sunset. Nearly eight km
Many of us will agree that Satyajit Ray’s Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen would be incomplete without Jahar Roy’s epic portrayal of ‘Mantri moshai - shara jantri moshai.’ His partnership with Bhanu Bandopadhyay in Bhanu Goenda Jahor Assistant, Ashiteo Ashiona, Miss Priyangbada are simple masterpieces in
Bankura in West Bengal is a land known for its red earth and rugged landscape, and yet it is also home to the lush green, tranquil haven known as Mukutmanipur, a village of 450-odd inhabitants which occupies pride of place on Bengal’s tourism map, particularly
When you consider the history of Bangla prose, how many of you think of the name Dom Antonio de Rosario? A Portuguese name, evidently, though the man behind the name was purebred Bengali. The son of a rich landowner in Jessore in what is now
Bengal's first marching song - 1911 Break time song for the army camp - 1911 The month of August has special significance for Indians, especially Bengalis. In August 1924, a monument was built in memory of the first Bengali Regiment to honour the 56 soldiers who laid
Here is some good news even during trying times. Three universities from West Bengal have made it to the top list of the best universities of India. Jadavpur University has stood 5th, followed by Calcutta University at No. 8 in the prestigious Week-Hansa Research survey