For anyone who has been to Darjeeling, the Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre (TRSHC) is usually on the list of must visits, though many of us may refer to it simply as the 'Tibetan Carpet Centre'. However, that it is considerably more than that is evident
Accidents on roads leading to deaths and injuries are a global phenomenon of immense proportions. Of all the systems that people have to deal with on a daily basis, road transport is the most complex and the most dangerous. In recent years, some important and
Samit Ray, Chairman of Adamas International school & Adamas World school, who runs a chain of schools in Bengal, spoke to Get Bengal at length. Ray said, “COVID 19 was a major factor which has impacted the education industry. Students were offered online education and the
Yesterday, January 8, marked the beginning of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). Originally scheduled for November 5-12, 2020, the festival was postponed owing to the Covid pandemic. At the inauguration, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was virtually accompanied by actor Shah Rukh Khan and
Thousands and thousands of tattered books floating on muddy waters, devastated shop owners trying desperately to salvage whatever they could from the wreckage, an entire commercial ecosystem on the verge of ruin. These were the images Kolkata woke up to on the morning of May
I dream of a hopeful future and 2021 will be a year of turnaround and revival. That’s what Managing Director & owner of the JIS group Taranjit Singh feels. “We all know, 2020 was a devastating year but 2021 will be better than that in many
India has recorded more than 1.03 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1.49 lakh coronavirus-related deaths so far. A fresh wave of the infected, possibly bearing the new strain of the virus, have made their way into the country from the UK. As of this morning,
GetBengal had reported about Kolkata’s Roll Kaku Pathikrit Saha, two years ago. And now this food delivery man who has been the favourite Roll Kaku of several street children has successfully set up Helpp, an NGO whose efforts have been finally recognized by food safety
Morgan House in Kalimpong When a nationwide lockdown prompted by the Covid pandemic was declared in India at the end of March 2020, long-distance travel stopped automatically, as all trains and flights were suspended. And the travel and tourism industry went into a deep depression. Hotels
Economic meltdown in 2020 was a by-product of COVID 19 pandemic globally and India is no exception. National lockdown in India brought an economic slump, slowing down the economy as a whole, coupled with job loss, closure of manufacturing units and humanitarian crisis. However, after a