As Kolkata clubs are competing with each other to display their big budget theme puja pandals, a bunch of young orphans of Nimtouri are trying to pull up their own Puja with a difference. Where emotions flow, where sincerity reigns and where the artistic creativity
Rameswar Shiva Temple Last week, we left off at the Siddheswari Kali Temple, on Madanmohantala Street near the Shyambazar crossing. Just ahead of this small street, which borders the eastern end of Bagbazar, lies Girish Avenue. The Madanmohan Temple we visited last week is on the
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922-2006) was a friend of both my parents, so he practically watched me grow up from a teenager right until I became a wife and mother. His completely unassuming and earth-bound disposition showed itself in the way he patted my head and asked
Calcutta, January 30, 1948. Minutes before a Calcutta Police investiture ceremony is about to begin at Kalika Hall on Hazra Road. A senior officer is in attendance with his young son, who is growing impatient as the minutes stretch well beyond the scheduled start of
‘Nana bhasha, nana mot, nana paridhan, Bibhider majhe dekho milan mahan
He was not just a doctor, but even a Swadeshi entrepreneur. And the imposing building of NRS Medical College of Kolkata that today has a serving wing for COVID patients would not have been possible if he was not born. Nil Ratan Sircar was unique
Town Hall Europeans in Calcutta. This one topic has generated so many books, essays, articles, photographs, and other documents that one could probably fill half a library with them. Ironically, a lot of this documentation has been produced by Indians, who have failed to do the
When several iconic buildings in Kolkata have already fallen prey to demolition and a nexus of promoters and developers, there are still some buildings in Central and North Kolkata, that have retained their original frame and even been renovated to carry on the legacy of
A recent study by Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Institution has found around 5 per cent of patients who recovered from COVID -19 had suffered and died of a heart attack, even seven to eight weeks post COVID recovery and returning home from hospitals. Jayadeva Institute
Bengali scientists and that too working in Kolkata labs, again shine bright in this year’s 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award list. City-based astrophysicist Kanak Saha was among the 11 recipients of the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) prize, given by the Council of Scientific and