Although women constitute half of society, for countless centuries, their position has been abysmal. In the early history of India, women walked the earth as equals of men but foreign invasions, a thousand years ago, drove them into a long exile. The middle of the
It is said there is no age as young or old to become an entrepreneur. What one needs for the same is a penchant to do something new and add value to one’s own life as well as to the lives of others. So when
Although women constitute half of society, for countless centuries, their position has been abysmal. In the early history of India, women walked the earth as equals of men but foreign invasions, a thousand years ago, drove them into a long exile. The middle of the
Rabindranath Tagore has his book of poems Purabi, published in the year 1925, a year after his famous meeting with Victoria Ocampo. Most of the poems of Purabi were written between 26th September 1924 and 24th January 1925 – recall that the bard arrived in
If the colourful festival of Spring is losing its sheen in Tagore’s land of Santiniketan, the colours of Dol seem to have reached and made highly popular in the Temple town of Bishnupur where Dol Utsav will be celebrated with gusto on the 7th and
CThe quiet, semirural Lalbagh of Murshidabad often cuts a story steeped in timeless wonder. With its serene Motijheel, a large eco-park with a boating lake showcasing local history, with heritage sites along the Hooghly River including former nawab governor’s mansion Wasif Ali Manzil, the ruined
Check out the events happening in Kolkata this week EVENT :14th TEPANTAR MELA AND BASANTA UTSAV DATE : 6TH – 8TH March TIME : 7 PM Onwards VENUE : Tepantar Theatre Village , Satkahonia , Panagarh EVENT : Sidhmo Music Festival DATE : 7th and 8th March TIME : 3–10 pm VENUE : Royal
Nearly 40 percent of all road accidents in West Bengal are caused by speeding. In other words, unsafe driving. On the West Bengal Traffic Police website, a message from Supratim Sarkar, ADG Traffic & Road Safety, says driver error is the single most important factor
If Enid Blyton’s Famous Five was every child’s bedtime book in the 80s and early 90s, Shashtipada Chattopadhyay’s Pandab Goenda thought to be based on the Famous Five model was also every Bengali child’s favourite. It was like waiting for the next Anandamela or Shuktara
They are ‘Friends of Elephants’ or Gaja Mitras who will protect, love and guide the mammoth animals to safety and ensure that their dwindling numbers do not lead to their extinction. To end the Human Pachyderm Conflict in West Bengal that at times leads to