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
The state of West Bengal is rich in culture and tradition. From the renowned poet, Rabindranath Tagore to the famous folk music, Baul to its natural diversities of flora and fauna, it all blends together to constitute the roots of the unique culture of West Bengal. A
Since our very childhood, we realise that a mother plays a very important role in raising a child. Unfortunately, not everyone gets the privilege to experience the love and care of a mother. Yet, many become lucky to find a person in their life who
S‘hurobhito antiseptic cream Boroline…’ the jingle that we grew up with, radio sets setting to tune Bengal’s very own antiseptic cream in the face of multi-national invasion. And that’s how Boroline entered each and every Bengali home to solve any skin problems, from cuts, swellings, burns
Purnima Mondal with her two daughters The rural economy is the backbone of Bengal’s financial resources. It holds significant potential for creating decent and productive jobs, eradicating poverty, ensuring food security, and achieving social justice. Marginalized people are forming self-help groups in various sectors like handicrafts,
The district of Malda is traditionally known for its mangoes which have an international reach. But now the farmers of Habibpur block have introduced a new medicinal herb cultivation that has shown great promise as a cash crop. Recently, Malda District Magistrate visited Habibpur to inspect the
In the world of fantasy, shoes have a special connect with magic and the supernatural. There are many children’s stories where elves or ghosts with special magical powers seem to do the most extraordinary deeds with shoes. One of the earliest fiction, ‘The Elves and
Our ways of communication have come a long way from telegrams to the telegram app, from letters to emails, from postcards to Instagram, from maintaining a diary to updating our thoughts on Twitter, and so on. This change has not occurred in the span of a few years rather
For almost 17 years now, I have single-handedly collected almost 400 seeds of indigenous paddy, out of which 14 varieties are from Bengal itself. In 2002, thanks to Dr Dhabaleshwar Konar, the organic farm that I had developed in Phulia got recognition as one of the best
It was the late eighteenth century. After the Battle of Plassey, Bengal went through big political changes. Gradually, that change was starting to be apparent in literature, culture and the society of Bengal. Holding the hands of Charles Wilkins, the first Bengali alphabets were being printed