A slice of British royalty can still be viewed on a posh lane of Alipore in South Kolkata, the Victorian mansion with a lovely driveway often given for weddings and parties. This happened to be the erstwhile City Palace of the Maharaja of Burdwan. By
The masterminds of the project Access to reliable clinical information is essential when managing chronic conditions such as various kinds of kidney ailments. The ‘Know Your Kidney’ app for android users (yet to be launched in iOS), created by Dr Smartya Pulai (consultant nephrologist & transplant physician,
Jack Preger ,the man who silently dedicated 40 years of his life to providing medical care and attention to the poorest on the streets of Kolkata, He took an ‘early retirement’ at the age of 88, but his relief agency, Calcutta Rescue, continues to uphold
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free, …Where the mind is led forward by thee.” Rabindranath Tagore Post First World War, French Nobel Prize winner for Literature Romain Rolland, published ‘Declaration of the Independence of the Mind’ in the socialist
PThe Dark Goddess Kali is not just another idol depicting a religious fervor --- rather it is all about meeting of cosmic energy of the universe sending her divine power and blessings. That’s why this aggressive feminine form was popular even in 19th century Kolkata,
PHe has long been involved in researching the connection between the immune system in the human body and various diseases, from cancer to sepsis to diabetes and more. He has a deep interest in deciphering the complexities of transcriptional regulation—the ways by which a cell
TWhen a palace turns into a wonderful museum, harbouring in its depths the royal vignettes of a bygone era, it turns into a treasure trove of marbles, mirrors and exclusive statues. Among the tales of ruins that most palaces of Kolkata have turned to, one
In 2012, an unlabelled size-nine shoebox was discovered in the archives of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) that yielded a treasury of glass plate photographs of India, dating more than a century ago. The rare and fragile glass
The Sultan of the Sultan, The King of Kurtas outlet in New Market, Arshad Shamim, is a strategic businessman. He began his venture in the early 2000s, eschewing the common practice of offering discounts favoured by his competitors. Instead, he patiently awaited the right moment
Carron Where does the word ‘bungalow’ actually come from? From the Hindi ‘bangla’, actually, meaning ‘belonging to Bengal’, to describe a house built in a certain style, presumably originating in this part of the country. The first recorded usage of the word in English dates back