One of the biggest cyclones of the century --- Cyclone Amphaan might have ravaged the paddy fields and fisheries of Sundarbans, but could not take away the resilience of farmers and the scientific know-how of Bengal’s agriculturists who have decided to grow salt resistant paddy
Debarshi Ganguly is an Information Technology professional. Besides being an IT professional, he is a musician too. Art and painting run in his blood. Inspired and taught by his father, Late Durgadas Ganguly, who was a student of Nandalal Bose at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, Debarshi
Sunanda Bose is an activist and member of Taki Zamindar Family. She is also a great story-teller and reminisces her childhood tales of Sundarbans Fearsome, tantalizing, dangerous
Suchismita left for her heavenly abode years ago. It was she who taught him Bengali and discovered the various facets of this introvert youth. Their love affair transcended the physical boundaries of Santiniketan’s red laterite soil paths, the vast deserted fields, the tree-lined avenues, Sonajhuri,
The 67th Everest Day (67th Anniversary of First Everest Ascent) and 106th birth anniversary of late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa was observed at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling through a simple ceremony. The programme was presided over by Gp Capt Jai Kishan, Principal HMI. The function was
Born and brought up in Kolkata, Shatadru Banerjee is a freelance artist. He completed his Bachelor's and Masters from Government College of Art and Craft in Ceramic Art and Pottery. #Goviraltostopthevirus is a successful drive to let people think positively and in a creative way. Shatadru Banerjee
As COVID-19 rages through India, doctors have often warned that just like patients with co-morbidity are in the high-risk group, so are the smokers whose lung capacity have been reduced thanks to smoking over the years. Infact the virus first attacks the respiratory system of
Godhuli Gupta completed her undergraduate degree in Applied Art from College of Art and Design, Burdwan. Born and brought up in Hooghly district of Bengal, Godhuli works with Inner Circle Advertising India Pvt. Ltd. in Kolkata as an art director. The project- #Goviraltostopthevirus is an initiative
I had often wondered how the jackfruit tree of our garden had grown in a narrow alley just in the back lane of our house. None from our family had planted it. Rather it grew on its own, from a sapling that suddenly sprung one
In the heart of Malda, lies the small village of Ramkeli, popularized on Bengal’s tourist map as the land of Rup and Sanatan, the two famous disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Around 10 kilometres from Kaliachak market, a straight road enters the village and it