Good Economics for Hard Times, the prized book written by none other than two Nobel Laureates, the husband-wife duo Abhijit Banerji and Esther Duflo will be launched in Delhi next week. Many believe this book will answer to a large extent in very simple terms
On 14th October while crossing the tramline on Rashbehari Avenue, a down Ballygunge tram had hit creator of Banalata Sen, Jibanananda Das. Though the tram driver made several attempts to make the poet aware that the tram was hurtling down and despite putting the brakes
From being one of India’s most successful cricket captain to BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly’s journey has been that of ‘A Cricketer with an Attitude.’ This exclusive GB video traces Ganguly’s phenomenal career.
With an initial intake capacity of 50 students, IIT Kharagpur, which already has a name for academic excellence, is coming up with a comprehensive medical course. Initially the course will start with 50 doctors in the academic session 2021-22. A super-speciality hospital with a 400-bed
He celebrated his 98th birthday on 9th October this year. Yet, Abanindranath Tagore’s grandson Amitendranath Tagore is so passionate about his work and stories of Santiniketan and Chinese artists, that he decided to share them at an informal adda at MAYA Art Space. MAYA has
Their men once upon a time were famous potters of Bengal. But lack of government funding and profits from selling their clay products, turned most of them into small traders of vegetables, rickshaw pullers or even furniture traders. But while the husbands are away trying
India’s colossus of photography Raghu Rai who has 50 years of work behind him has won the first edition of the prestigious French Award of the Académie des beaux-arts Photography Award. The jury named Rai as the laureate of the first edition of the Académie
Alpona has always been an intrinsic part of Bengali art and ethos. However, due to lack of time, space and expertise, this art is dying. In a view to revive the art form among the rural children, Chalchitra Academy recently held workshops at Khowabgaon. Present
It was a deadly disease spread by sand fly in a large parts of Eastern India, under British Raj. Not just Bengal, large parts of adjoining Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand were reeling under the Kalazar fever along with malaria when Dr U.N Brahmachari stepped into
The intellectual capital of India is gearing up for the Kolkata International Film Festival 2019 and this year the theme country is Germany. It is honour for Kolkata to be hosting famous Oscar-winning German filmmaker and director Volker Schlondorff who will be inaugurating the festival.