It was a day just after Dolyatra this year when Raja Das of Kolkata decided to do the unthinkable and climb the treacherous Gojaburu Hills of Purulia without using any ropes or other rock climbing instruments needed to scale such a difficult hill. He did
Pinaki Narayan Maitra, a resident of Deshbandhu Para, Siliguri, made a name for himself by participating in Taekwondo (a form of Korean martial art) in different parts of the world. What is fascinating is the fame he gained during the Lockdown phase by participating in
In 1911, psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the word ‘autism’ to describe a specific cluster of symptoms that were considered an extension of schizophrenia, manifested as an extreme form of social withdrawal. But it was not until 1980 that autism was classified as a distinct disorder
Tollywood stars Nusrat and Yash feature in director Shieladitya Moulik’s new film Mastermoshai Apni Kichhu Dekhenni, scheduled to release later this month. One of the few Bengali films based on student politics in recent times, it follows in the footsteps of a handful of predecessors
For those familiar with the works of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the 19th-century man of letters considered by many as the father of the modern Bengali novel, the term ‘lathiyal’ ought to be familiar too. Or take the novel ‘Palli Samaj’ by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, reportedly