Matchbox collector Srijan De Sarkar The word ‘phillumeny’ was first used by the British matchbox collector, Marjorie S Evans in the 1930s, but was debated because matchbox collectors have argued that they are not “light lovers” to be precise. Irrespective of what they are called, matchbox
The state government plans to open 'Banglar Saree' stores before pujas Sarees have a very special place in any Indian woman’s heart. No matter what they wear in their daily lives, for special occasions, they always love to try gorgeous and elegant sarees. Even most men
Sadhan C Dutt, a pioneer in Indian entrepreneurshi Sadhan C Dutt, the legendary name in the world of industry, was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. And that is what made the journey of his life an interesting one. He was a genius,
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is India's highest science award given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental in seven scientific disciplines — biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, medicine, engineering
Professor Asok Das received D. Lit. at The University of London It was mid-1970s and Dr. Asok Kumar Das, was working as the director of Jaipur’s Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum when he received a trunk call from Kolkata. The caller, with an unmistakable rich
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh-Founder, MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank In 2014, when the Reserve Bank of India named the two organisations which had been awarded banking licences that year, not too many Indians would have heard of Chandra Shekhar Ghosh or his non-banking financial company (NBFC) Bandhan Financial
Paritosh Biswas, announcer, Sealdah station There are many instances that remind us how fortunate and blessed we are with what we have. The little things that we often forget about are the ones that matter the most. Paritosh Biswas is a visually impaired individual who surpassed
Quantum mechanics is an area of physics focusing on quantum particles Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that deals with the behaviour of matter and light on the atomic and subatomic scales. It illustrates the essential methodology of physics and attempts to describe and account
Eminent Physicist Bikash Sinha Is fundamental science a criminal luxury in India? A revolutionary question that scientist Bikash Sinha, former director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, dared to ask and voiced his concerns on how political leaders are deliberately spending
Chandrayaan-3 camera designer Anuj Nandi While the world and India celebrated yesterday's space miracle with Chandrayaan 3 successfully landing on the moon’s south pole, making India the first country in the world to land there, a family in West Bengal’s Islampur was ecstatic. Their son and