MIt was an ancient building, amid a narrow lane on Council House Street, opposite St John’s Church. It was the All India Radio (AIR) office at 1, Garstin Place in Central Kolkata. This building was constructed by East India Company and served as a hospital
Ajanta Sinha is a veteran journalist and compulsive traveller, who has retired to the mountains of North Bengal after a lifetime of working in Kolkata. The drop in temperature is evident as soon as you step on to the New Jalpaiguri station platform. The feeling intensifies
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement on August 8, 1942 demanding an end to British rule in India. It was nearly five years later, on August 15, 1947, that India gained its independence but the price of freedom was one of the bloodiest chapter in the
Exterior of Palace The Cossimbazar Palace of the Roys is one of the most exquisite palaces of Bengal. It is not just a royal home, but an abode where the erstwhile zamindar family brings history alive again, sharing a piece of their glory with tourists and
Author Amales Tripathi Eminent academician and author Professor Tapan Raychaudhuri in his book Bangalnama says, “Many people speak of his (Nirad Chandra Chowdhury's) erudition and extraordinary memory. I have seen more erudition than him in Bengalis like Sukhmoy Chakraborty, Ravi Dasgupta and Amales Tripathi.” Eminent historian
The State Forest Department deployed seed bombs to restore vegetation in the Susunia Hills Bengal’s hills are filled with greenery and are perfect for a weekend getaway, trekking, or a trip to relax. One such place is Susunia Hill, which nestles in southern West Bengal and is
He was probably the man who made the West aware of the world-class science talent pool that India harboured down generations and how their brilliance added and could add more to the scientific inventions. An exceptionally brilliant mind, a scientist and academician, Satyendranath Bose was
Rabindra Sarovar or Dhakuria Lake is undoubtedly the lungs of south Kolkata. But more than just a haven for morning walkers, the Lake is a rich treasure trove of rare trees that have braved several cyclones over the years and yet stood tall. A Tree
It was a summer evening in 1955 and three youths -- a Bengali, a Frenchman, and an Englishman -- were busy finalizing a road trip to India from London. Over the next six to eight months, they would travel 12,000 miles in a battered milk
He was the first successful Indian ‘Man of Letters’ in the United States and won a Newbery Medal in 1928. Dhan Gopal Mukerji, a graduate from Scottish Church College went on to conquer the world through letters and made a name for himself in University