It is said that God blessed us with His angels, so they guard and protect us, inspire and help us. The poor families living in different districts of North Bengal find such an angel, a messiah in Raju Nepali, an anti-human trafficking activist and a
As we enter 2023, we begin a countdown to the death centenary of a young man whom history has mostly forgotten. His name – Gopimohan (Gopinath by some accounts) Saha, originally of Serampore. He inhabited Earth for a mere 19 years, and was hanged on
Did you know Bengali cuisine is the only of its kind in the Indian subcontinent that has a proper multi-course structure, much similar to the style of modern French cuisine? Bengalis love their food and like to have it served course-wise, instead of all at
He was a writer, historian, and social activist of the early 1900s. Unfortunately, the youth of today have no idea about who Sudhir Kumar Mitra was and how he is relevant in modern times when communalism raises its ugly head at every corner. Sudhir Kumar
In our times of militant feminism, terms such as battle, war, and fight for equality have become just so much loose change. The world is perhaps no longer willing to remember a small Bengal woman with her quiet smile, whose pen shaped a deeply feminist
Koustav Chatterjee once again made the Bengalis proud by claiming the title of the 78th Grandmaster in the 59th National Senior Chess Championship. Koustav won his maiden GM norm in 2021 at Sheikh Russel GM 2021 in Bangladesh. He won his second GM norm at
Nearly two years ago, news emerged of the long-awaited renovation of the roughly 230-year-old Roxburgh Building at Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden or, as we all know it, Shibpur Botanical Garden. Founded in 1787 by soldier and botanist Robert Kyd (1746-93), the Indian Botanic
Bengal is synonymous with ‘Mishti’ (sweets). It is hard to find a Bengali who is not in love with their ‘mishti’. Bengalis are incredibly proud of their indigenous sweets and their unique appeal. And for a good reason too — Bengali sweets have wooed Indians
Bengal was the first city where the Supreme Court was set up by the British during their colonial rule and John Hyde was a famous judge who resided in Kolkata. During his tenure, Freedom of press in Calcutta was put on trial. Bengal was the
The National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organization (NATMO), a sub-ordinate department under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India develops and designs advanced Braille maps for the visually impaired students using digital advanced technology. It is an innovative technology which eliminates the need