This Puja, you can wear a variety of high-fashion and comfortable clothes beautifully crafted by the women of Sundarbans. Around 500 women of Gosaba block of Sundarbans have been making khadi and handloom clothes. None of these women were professional tailors. Most of them had
J. Krishnamurti, well-known world teacher had emphasised the importance of right education for combating the world crisis through a new generation of human beings. He said, ‘teaching is not mere imparting of knowledge.’ Krishnamurti Foundation, Kolkata will be organising an interactive workshop ‘Educating the Educator’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7QYts9orYs Dr Robin Sengupta, the torchbearer of the world-class Institute of Neurosciences is one of the top 10 neurosurgeons of the world. After his stint with major hospitals of the world, he has returned to his roots, to Bengal to share his expertise and serve the
In recent times, because of his Divine Grace, Puri's Ratha-yatrá has become famous worldwide. Srila Prabhupada brought the Ratha-yätra to the Western world, inspiring his disciples to celebrate the first Ratha-yåtra on 9 July 1967 in San Francisco. Now, because of his endeavours and inspiration,
Born to a Muslim family, married recently to a Hindu, donning the Hindu bride’s sindoor at the Parliament, Nusrat Jahan has raised many eyebrows. So much so that even a Muslim cleric had issued a fatwa against her. But she remains undaunted. What she says
Sixteen-year-old Rushmita Oraon from Jalpaiguri Estate, the captain of Bengal Junior Rugby team made us proud. She brought home the Champion’s Trophy of the National Rubgy 7’s. Twenty-four girls had travelled to Chandigarh to represent the state in the Societe Generale Junior National Rugby Sevens
This is indeed a great news in the world of medical science. A team of city researchers from Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics along with another team from Indian Institute of Chemical Biology in collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Centre Texas, have identified a protein
The entire world is paying a huge price for global warming. The polar ice sheets are melting faster than ever. Penguins and polar bears of the Arctic region are perishing. The scarcity of water has intensified in India. Environmentalists are repeatedly sending out signs of
It is indeed a moment of pride for the whole of Bengal, as the All India Medical Association headquarters in New Delhi is being named after a Bengali doctor. Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy who was born on 1 July 1882, is considered a medical magician
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk-004v1rfI Santiniketan is the abode of world poet Rabindranath Tagore. It is also about festivals celebrated in its own way, mingling with the love for nature. That is exactly what Tagore aspired for, education and development of human minds within the expanse of nature’s bounty. When