Representative image Bengal’s biggest annual festival, Durga Puja is almost knocking at the door but a majority of idol makers in Kumartuli are still uncertain of the future. With doctors crying hoarse over an “impending” Covid-19 third wave, a majority of puja organisers are either holding
A team of Kolkata doctors successfully performed the first complete robotic kidney transplantation in Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata. While robots have been in existence for a long while now, their entrance into the realm of medicine is relatively novel. In the 1980s the field became
Fuel prices are soaring at a record high across India, leaving commuters flustered. It is time to consider using alternative sources of power. The State Transport Department for the first time is all set to run three government buses fitted with compressed natural gas (CNG)
A fortnight or so ago, we had written about the Kolkata doctor who not only used in vitro fertilization (IVF) for the first time in India, but also made possible the birth of the country’s first test tube baby, Durga, in 1978. Yet Dr Subhash
Last year on May 20, super cyclone Amphan struck West Bengal’s shores and left a trail of destruction in several areas of south Bengal including Kolkata, which was completely devastated. The destruction, unprecedented in recent public memory, resulted in thousands of houses being damaged, low-lying
Room No 17 has a unique charm, superior to any other oak laced, antique bedded five star restored property. For this is a room that oozes romance, displays a love story that transcended borders, languages and status. And the best part is any of us
In November 2019, the Chennai-based Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) announced that Bengal was to retain the Geographical Indications (GI) status accorded to ‘Banglar Rasogolla’. The tag, originally awarded in 2017, had been disputed by Odisha, which had claimed that the origins of ‘Rasogolla’ lay in
9th August 1975. People in Kolkata woke up to a headline: “Television comes to the grand old city.” And thus started the journey of Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata. As we celebrate the Foundation Day of Doordarshan Kolkata today, a missing cassette of Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata’s rare
In 1949, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recruited its first woman scientist, Mira Mansukhani. And finally, a little over 70 years later, the 105-year-old organisation headquartered in Kolkata has appointed its first woman director. A classic example of 'better late than never', some might
Looking for Isaac Asimov’s cult sci-fi book, Foundation? Or is it Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell? Anthony Trollope’s The Barchester Chronicles? Such books are not easy to get or some are waytoo expensive. But what if like Alladin’s lamp, you go to a