Representative Image IGiven Calcutta’s status as the ‘second city of the British Empire’, it should come as no surprise that it became a target for Japan at the height of World War II (1939-45). A paranoid British-Indian government clearly believed very strongly in the possibility of
ISRO has been launching satellites into space since decades and today Indian Space Research Organisation is a worldwide name even among the super powers for their scientific feats. But have you heard of school children developing their own satellites and launching them in space? Well,
He has not just made India proud at the Commonwealth Games, but has created history by becoming the first ever Squash player to win a medal for India at the Commonwealth Games. Saurav Ghosal, the boy from Kolkata, who completed his schooling from Alipore’s Lakshmipat
During the shooting of Ghare Baire, I had come across a picture book of Alfred Hitchcock at work. I thought perhaps a similar book could be produced with Manikda’s photographs, that is, if I could capture every moment of the making of Ghare Baire –
Raja Subodh Mullick’s mansion A couple of days ago, a short media report stated that Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) had identified 150 ‘extremely vulnerable’ buildings, which will now be demolished to protect its residents from injury or even death should the buildings collapse. This being the
With cyclone season still upon us, we should perhaps be thankful that neither West Bengal nor Bangladesh seem to have attracted a major cyclone thus far this year. However, with no guarantee of when the next one may strike, we thought it a good time
Jatindra Charan alias ‘Gobor’ Guha Weight, approximately 130 kg. Height, about 6 feet. Chest, 48 inches (50 when expanded). Waist, 42 inches. Wrist, 8 inches. Thighs, 30 inches. Arms and neck, 18 inches. Have we just described a giant? Not really. These are the vital statistics of
Radhaballav temple On our heritage trail in Serampore, our second destination was the historic Radhaballav Temple, located on Ballavpur Thakurbati Street. This temple was built in 1764 by the devout Vaishnavite Zamindar, Nayan Chand Mullick, the scion of the affluent Mallick family of Pathuriaghata Street in
As the nation watched double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and men’s hockey captain Manpreet Singh lead the Indian contingent out at the 22nd Commonwealth Games which was declared open on July 28 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, UK, not too many would have noticed
Dr. Partha Banerjee is speaking on labour education A year after I set foot in Illinois State University (ISU) in the American Midwest in 1985, Mukti joined me in August 1986, as a result of sustained efforts, a slew of permissions, and signing endless bits of