The world-wide Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown imposed to keep the virus at bay has affected the hospitality and tourism industry tremendously. Tourism has come to a standstill. The allure of hill stations like Darjeeling, Sikkim or Bhutan hills or popular tourists spots of
Nationally reputed advertising professional from India, Uttaran Chaudhury believed that ‘an idea can go global’ and he was right. From the month of April 2020, when the Covid-19 panic was gradually seeping in pushing us into an uncertain space, he came up with this unique
Most of us are aware of the Oberois’ and Tata’s foray into the international hospitality industry. But how many of us have heard the name of Barun ‘Bicky’ Chakraborty? The name sounds unfamiliar, right? Chakraborty went to Sweden from Kolkata in his youth to study
Tuesday, July 21, 2020.This is the 27th edition of the red-letter day that heralded a new beginning in the history of Bengal’s political change that culminated with the Singur-Nandigram movement. There are a few watershed political campaigns and movements which have changed the course of
Dr Senjuti Saha of Bangladesh has dedicated her life to serve humanity. She is a microbiologist who has been working as a scientist at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) in Bangladesh. Her dedication to her cause has finally paved the way for working on
In his poem Suchetana, Jibanananda Das has written: ‘In the hands of tired yet tireless sailors like us/ we shall build, not today but on the last dawn’ Any artist is like that sailor, who weaves the dream of an eternal journey. Hence the artistic journey
It’s always said, whatever comes, nature always goes on. So even amid the pandemic COVID-19 that is wreaking havoc across Bengal and India, here is some exciting news from two zoos of Bengal. The Red Panda, one of the most endangered Himalayan creature has given
In an experiment conducted among 2.5 million cellphone users in rural Bengal by a team of US-based researchers, that included Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, shows direct messaging by a respected public figure can persuade more people to report Covid-related health symptoms and
As 59 Chinese mobile applications have been banned recently, including top social media platforms such as TikTok, WeChat and Helo, to counter the threat posed by these applications to the India’s security, many faced problems as these apps were very handy and widely used. Many
Tushar Mandal is a district librarian of Malda, but unlike many others sitting back when libraries are shut and enjoying paid holidays, Mandal decided to keep the habit and love for reading books alive. Though Malda District Library had shut its doors due to Lockdown,