‘In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike’ ― Paulo Coelho Trees cannot speak in human language, they cannot voice their grievances, their protests and hence political manifestos choose to look
In the world of fantasy, shoes have a special connect with magic and the supernatural. There are many children’s stories where elves or ghosts with special magical powers seem to do the most extraordinary deeds with shoes. One of the earliest fiction, ‘The Elves and
Our ways of communication have come a long way from telegrams to the telegram app, from letters to emails, from postcards to Instagram, from maintaining a diary to updating our thoughts on Twitter, and so on. This change has not occurred in the span of a few years rather
It is always said that parents specially mothers have a lot of influence on a daughter’s upbringing. If this is to be believed, then there is a bright example of the same in Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s life. As we heartily mourn the irreparable loss of
Shibu Ghosh is one such person who wanted to make a name for himself since his childhood. He had participated in the Republic Day Parade. He has made India proud by waving India’s flag on the pinnacles of the Himalayas. But the goal he always
“Great artists make the roads; good teachers and good companions can point them out.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin (science fiction author) Yes, as Le Guin rightly points out, great artists make the roads and in a groundbreaking move, the Uchalan Gram Panchayat of Raina in East
Lava Let us start with the mountains and move towards the seaside. Mountains are an all-time winner, and contrary to popular belief, summer is an excellent time to go to the beach too, provided you don’t go wandering around in mid-afternoon! Without further ado, here’s the list: Lava Also
Poems were an inseparable part of Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s films, a fact well known to his ardent fans. Maybe that is the reason why Bengal is celebrating the "1st Buddhadeb Dasgupta Film & Poetry Festival with such pomp. The renowned Buddhadeb Dasgupta Memorial Trust, founded by
For almost 17 years now, I have single-handedly collected almost 400 seeds of indigenous paddy, out of which 14 varieties are from Bengal itself. In 2002, thanks to Dr Dhabaleshwar Konar, the organic farm that I had developed in Phulia got recognition as one of
For almost 17 years now, I have single-handedly collected almost 400 seeds of indigenous paddy, out of which 14 varieties are from Bengal itself. In 2002, thanks to Dr Dhabaleshwar Konar, the organic farm that I had developed in Phulia got recognition as one of the best