India’s worsening Covid-19 situation has left many of us anxious and struggling to cope with grief and loss. Our only hope at this time is medical science, understandably, and that is completely justified. However, one little health sub-center in Siliguri’s Fansideoa block is providing an
Did ever 92-year-old Mohan Tiwari dream in his wildest dreams that he has to pull down the curtains of his heritage book shop on the same year when we celebrate Satyajit Ray’s borth centenary? Mohan’s Books & Magazines, opposite Lighthouse Cinema, used to be a
Even if you don’t know it by name, the nearly 100-foot tall, graceful white tower is instantly recognisable to any Kolkatan as a BBD Bag landmark, next to Writers’ Building, and looking straight down Old Court House Street. Visible from a long distance even today,
As she had promised at a press conference shortly after the declaration of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election results on May 2, Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay today announced a host of fresh measures to combat the state’s rising Covid curve. The announcement comes hours
Babul mora naihar chhooto hi jaye… the poet, the singer, the musician and the Shatranjke Khiladi. He was dethroned and uprooted from the place he loved – Lucknow and was sent by the British to Kolkata on exile. Jab chhorchale Lucknow Nagri, kahehalke hum por kya
PThe Indian knowledge-based social media platform Dialoguein is a relative newcomer to the digital world. And yet, it is already preparing to launch its first virtual international event, the ‘Dialoguein Global Bengali Lit-Fest’, supported by Bongodorshon.com and The Bengal Store, from May 6-8, featuring more
PThe Dark Goddess Kali is not just another idol depicting a religious fervor --- rather it is all about meeting of cosmic energy of the universe sending her divine power and blessings. That’s why this aggressive feminine form was popular even in 19th century Kolkata,
PHe has long been involved in researching the connection between the immune system in the human body and various diseases, from cancer to sepsis to diabetes and more. He has a deep interest in deciphering the complexities of transcriptional regulation—the ways by which a cell
In 2012, an unlabelled size-nine shoebox was discovered in the archives of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) that yielded a treasury of glass plate photographs of India, dating more than a century ago. The rare and fragile glass
As the corona virus pandemic sweeps through the globe, India is seeing an unprecedented rise in the number of daily deaths. India has so far administered more than 127 million doses of a corona virus vaccine in what is the world's largest inoculation drive. Despite