The Hindu College was established on January 20, 1817, exactly 203 years ago and was renamed the ‘Presidency College’ in 1885. Among its celebrated founders and contributors were Raja Ram Mohan Roy, David Hare, Sir. Edward Hyde East (the then Chief Justice of Supreme Court
They have not just won over the hearts of Kolkatans, but also over crime against women in the city. Winners --- the all women patrol squad of Kolkata Police has had phenomenal success in curbing crime against women in the city since its inception in
The smoky, dull skyline of Kolkata turns into a riot of colours as dusk descends. Children shrieking and playing in parks, lanes or on roof tops wind up the day’s match and reluctantly drag their feet, all homeward bound. And then suddenly, the faint tinker
Kagyu Thek Chen Ling is an ancient Buddhist Monastery, located in the Eastern belt of Greater Himalayas, around 40 kilometres from Kalimpong. It serves as the gateway to Neora Valley National Park, the oldest bio-reserve of India. Though height is only 7,200 feet, yet the
“Those who know the English colonies abroad know that we carry with us our pride, pills, prejudices, Harvey-sauces, cayenne peppers and other Lares, making a little Britain wherever we settle down…” That’s what William Makepeace Thackeray says in The Vanity Fair. English novelist William Makepeace
Nothing can inspire a Bengali soul more than a bite on their favourite sweets or tasting that hot koraishutir kochuri or a Sunday meal of Panthar Mangsher Jhol! Food and Bengalis are inseparable. The amalgamation of Purba and Paschim Bangla has given on the Bengali
Amar ei gurudakshina, guru ke janai pronam… that last Kishore Kumar Bengali song before his death could have probably not found a better actor to sing on stage other than Tapas Pal. It was 1987, to be precise, almost a decade after Pal’s first film
A dilapidated structure stands as testimony of a rich and glorious past of Bengal with the ruins of a grand terrace, a staircase full of weeds, rickety bricks jutting out on the banks of the mighty Ganges. This is the mansion where Chhabi Biswas in
Centuries ago, white lotuses bloomed on this serene lake water, which owes its name to the etymological history of the waterbody. Yes, white lotuses on the Lake of Pearls, Motijheel, still blooms. Motijheel is an artificially excavated lake on the southern banks of the Bhagirathi
Expelliarmus, Stupefy, Expecto Patronum! These magical words transport us from the real, mundane world to a fantasy land where boarding the Hogwarts Express at platform 9 ¾ can take you to the iconic School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at Hogwarts. J.K Rowling’s intelligent articulation, ability