Since last one month the Calcutta Medical College was making headlines for all the wrong reasons, from media reporting how patients have been ill-treated, how COVID patients were kept waiting in a queue to how many doctors and nurses were falling prey to the virus
It all started in 1905, when Lord Curzon divided Bengal. This was the time when Ahmed Hussain, a descendent of Nawab Wazid Ali Shah, a migrant from Lucknow came to Kolkata and opened a small restaurant on the ground floor of a Chitpur Hotel. Today
To ensure the safety of doctors, nurses and medical staff, many of whom are getting affected by COVID-19 while treating Corona patients, AMRI Salt Lake has introduced a near contact-less checking and treatment of COVID-19 patients in their specially designed Corona wards. These robots are
Kolkata’s oldest citizen, the 270-year-old Great Banyan Tree of Indian Botanical Gardens at Shibpur has been ravaged by Cyclone Amfaan. The tree that successfully withstood two earlier super cyclones of the 19th century in 1864 and in 1867, could not do so this time. The
Bengal has always said it with art. Even amidst the fear of Corona pandemic, role of Bengal’s patachitra is now being used to create awareness and pass important messages to the rural population. And leading from the front is a Patachitra on the pandemic by
The West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development Corporation (WBCADC) has introduced solar-powered and electric vans to sell fresh vegetables, staple grains, fish, meat and other kitchen essentials in different parts of Kolkata. They are even using their mobile vans to deliver groceries and other essentials to
Ranjan Show has an experience of more than seven years in the field of advertising. Presently, Ranjan is working as an art director at Wunderman Thompson, Kolkata. The world is panic stricken, impatient and restless to get back to the normal life. #Goviraltostopthe virus is an
Debpriya Basu is a fourth year student of UttarBanga Krishi Vidyalaya but his passion is in painting from an early age. #Goviraltostopthevirus has been successfully going on for the past few weeks to spread positivity among the people. Debpriya Basu has used the Madhubani art form to
Bengal is not new to cyclones. Just like Orissa, due to the geographical position and topographical curves, severe cyclones have ravaged this land since ages. Now with Cyclone Amphan of the Bay of Bengal gaining ground and threatening to hit our coasts, one can look
Born and brought up in Hooghly district of West Bengal, Gopal Roy is a painter by profession. He has been associated with art galleries in Delhi and abroad. His works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. At present, besides being a full-time painter, Roy