As a lot of hue and cry was raised last week with Central government proposing to reduce interests on small savings schemes, and then re-withdrawing the instruction, West Bengal silently scripted a tale of success, a success that keeps the middle class and lower middle
Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary Sitting snug amid the Himalayan foothills of the Dooars region in Jalpaiguri district, the small town of Chalsa is a perfect getaway for several reasons. Surrounded by hills, tea gardens, and rivers, it is incredibly beautiful, but then so are the other tourist
It’s said that Behala has a history older to Kolkata and was born even before Kolkata’s birth. Brimming with a population that is a confluence of original residents of West Bengal and a size-able population from East Bengal, who came and settled here, today’s demography
An old fridge outside a grocery store in Patuli. You might think it stores the cool colas on a hot summer noon. But a closer look, and lo behold! A message reads aloud: ‘inculcate reading habits’ and ‘create a book loving community.’ This is a
Kolkata’s famous Egg and chicken rolls have literally conquered the world. It has that wow factor that even a global pizza or pasta cannot offer, not to mention the value for money. Imagine a whole meal that has both carbohydrate, protein and veggies in the
T“here has been a significant relocation of global manufacturing units followed by a restructuring of global trade in the past two decades. It seems that both in terms of quantum as well as in that of mode of participation in the global production process the
Every year since 1950, World Health Day has been observed on April 7 to mark the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organizations. It is seen as an opportunity by WHO to draw “worldwide attention to a subject of
Come rain or sun, day or night, lockdown or not, they are at your doorstep, delivering food and, more recently, other essentials as well. The delivery is usually accompanied by a slight smile and the request to “give me a good rating please”. Because the
As of April 5, that is yesterday, the number of new Covid cases in a single day was 1,961, according to the state government’s daily Covid-19 bulletin. Exactly a month ago, this number was 255. As of April 4, the total number of Covid-19 cases
Have you ever wondered, why couldn’t the confident high walls of Kolkata’s Chinatown protect the fading Chinese community and their tanneries from the passing destructive time? Well, the reasons are plenty. Tangra's marshy wetlands situated in the outskirts of Calcutta was named after a local