Professor Ashok Kumar Das has been conferred an honorary Doctor of Literature (DLit or Doctor of Letters) from the University of London. He started working as a keeper 60 years ago at Kolkata’s Indian Museum. He specializes in Mughal art and culture history and is being
Few years ago, a well-known media house initiated a unique campaign as a global crusade to promote inclusion of women from all strata – from widows to prostitutes in the Bengali ritual of Sindoor khela during Durga Puja. The move was aimed at changing the 400-year-old Bengali Hindu
Farmers in Belda choose to cultivate groundnuts As inflation and expenditure are making a deep dent in the earnings of cultivators, farmers are exploring different avenues to increase their income and simultaneously earn profit by doing low-cost and mixed farming. An example of this came to
Anjali Burman, co-founder of EmaChat Are you familiar with EmaChat? EmaChat is a virtual room for romantic couples. It's personal, secure and privacy-focused. This is a private messenger that provides an intimate virtual space to strengthen the bond between two special individuals. This app makes your
Breadfruit has several health advantages Throughout the world, in the following centuries, countries developed their own versions of bread. Some leavened, others not. Bread satiates hunger and it is the great leveler. Times have changed and now we have discovered Mother Nature bestowing us with breadfruit
Pig Farming in West Bengal Pig farming in India is one of the most lucrative and profitable livestock businesses and most people are successful in the commercial pig-rearing business. With stable profits and strong potential for quick growth, pig rearing is increasingly the trade of choice
As the summer’s blistering heat soars up by the minute, the only solace you can find in is: Mango! ‘Every day is mango-nificent’ or so goes the saying. India is among the largest producers of mangoes, producing nearly 39% of global production and Bengal can
"Inever hoped my scribblings would bring me awards or accolades. And this time, what I have been bestowed with, is huge. With such great honour, comes great responsibility; a duty to match the expectations that my readers have from me," with a calm smile hanging
There was a time when Margo brand was a leader in the FMCG (Fast-moving consumer goods) segment in India. Margo neem soap was believed to moisturize dry skin, relieve itching and redness in irritated skin and cure skin problems caused due to fungus, parasite or
Have you heard of Mahalanobis Distance? Even though most of us are taught in school about the palladium-iridium bar that is the standard of metric measurements, we are hardly taught in our school syllabus about one of the greatest statisticians of India --- Prasanta Chandra