Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has been awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his decades-long work around issues of global justice. The award will be presented by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, Börsenverein. This award is recognition of the Indian economist's
With the Indo-China conflict brewing across the borders, the sizeable Chinese population that thrives in the City of Joy, hardly feel affected. Because they are more Bangali, than Chinese, speaking fluently in our language, wearing sarees, picking up Bengali cuisine and even Indianising their own
Dark clouds looming in the horizon infused with intermittent rain. A peep at any Bengali kitchen would invariably be met with a whiff of Khichudi and fried Hilsa. Tagore’s paean to monsoon Shawongaganeghorghanaghata/ Nisheethayamini re
Born and brought up in Kolkata, a self–schooled professional photographer, Satyaki Ghosh grew up on a staple diet of meaningful cinema and black & white photography, thanks to his renowned photographer father, Nemai Ghosh. Satyaki’s images have appeared in many international maga-zines. His work has
January 25, 2019. “Dream is not that which you see while sleeping. It is something that does not let you sleep – Dr Abdul Kalam’s famous quote seemed to be tailor-made for me. The previous night I was very excited as I anticipated fulfilling my
Chander Pahar was our all-time favourite, and not to forget how a doctor-turned director pulled off one of the best adventure movies of Tollywood. But filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukherjee has now decided to come to the aid of the cyclone-ravaged people of the Sundarbans, treating patients
Ishita Adhikary is a self taught, new media artist from Kolkata. She has been creating her works mostly through digital manipulation. Her works mainly focuses on current critical socio-environmental issues. The project- #Goviraltostopthevirus is a thoughtful initiative to make people look at the shape of the
The Electric buses or E-buses that was launched in Kolkata in 2019 to reduce the air pollution of the city have now got an international recognition in a study conducted by the International Energy Agency in Paris. The Global EV Outlook, under International Energy Agency, Paris,
Bhuvaneshwari village in coastal Kultali, South 24 Parganas had been ravaged by the impact of Amphan. Signs of destruction and devastation are still scattered everywhere. But amid all this, the indomitable spirit of Asima is inspiring others to start all over from scratch and rebuild
We were surrounded by a large crowd of porters, cooks and guides who were accompanying different climbers. Some were on their way to scale Mount Kilimanjaro and others descending after conquering the peak. My skin colour was similar to the Tanzanians. Besides, Benson’s mother had