Following Mohun Bagan’s epic 1911 victory against the East Yorkshire Regiment, the poet Karuna Nidhan Bandyopadhyay had this to say in the Ashwin 1318 edition of ‘Manasi’ magazine: “The son of the nation has awoken, crowds on the street In the women’s quarters, Bengal’s beauties smile oh
As India’s ace archer Deepika Kumari kept shouting and inspiring her husband from the stands of Tokyo Olympics this morning, India’s No. 1 Archer Atanu Das went on to cause a massive upset in the history of Olympic archery. He defeated 4-time Olympic medalist, Korea’s
Saheli Mitra is a passionate gardener and runs her own tree group called To Trees With Love. She is also a post-graduate in Environmental Biology We often say, ‘Look Within.’ I say ‘Bring Nature Within.’ You do not then need to look out, travel, lead marches
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A recent survey released by the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) shows that West Bengal is the only major state in India where girls students have exceeded the number of boys. Only three other states --- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya have
BOSE. In all caps. As opposed to Bose, a common Bengali last name. But BOSE is both a Bengali last name, and a global synonym for advanced, high-end excellence when it comes to audio systems. All of it courtesy the late Dr Amar Gopal Bose,
She rose from the embers of being banned, to the stage of Tokyo Olympics, beating her Swedish opponent today after being two down in the match. The 25-year-old from West Bengal had earlier sealed her Tokyo Games spot by beating India No 1 Manika Batra
Prachi is a familiar name when it comes to heritage standalone movie theatres of Kolkata. Well, this monument to nostalgia is now ready to emerge in a new avatar, having battled the Covid-19 pandemic and its lockdowns like every other business concern. At a time
Considering the tremendous hurry that the British were in to get out of India, and the impossibly short deadline that departing viceroy Louis Mountbatten set for partition and eventual independence, it is perhaps a wonder that the Indians could get a national flag ready in
Species extinction due to natural and man-made influences is undeniable and a serious threat to our planet. Once they are gone, we have lost them forever. For plants, seed banks are a way to combat this threat. They are an important part of a robust