Imagine Lord Curzon ruling over the court of Delhi in his complete glory. Yes, the man who tried to divide Bengal in 1905 through the first ever proposed partition in India. Curzon was a man who reigned supreme. Most of his competitors had either been
‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.’ Barnali Ghosh’s family had always been struggling with poverty. But that could not stop her from reaching her dreams. She has secured the third position in Higher Secondary 2019. Her total marks
The Forest Department has taken an initiative to plant trees to keep the severe heat waves at bay. Due to lack of forest in South Dinajpur, trees will be planted in 80 hectares of land in various parts of the district. Presently, empty streets, grounds
National Award winning director and Master film maker Goutam Ghose returns to Hindi films after 12 long years. His new Hindi venture is called ‘Rahgir’. The storyline of the film draws inspiration from Prafulla Roy’s book ‘Borshae ek din’. Ghose’s new Hindi film was initially
Bengal has manufactured textiles for many centuries, as recorded in ancient hand-written and printed documents. Though we have always equated western India as the textile hub of the nation, Bengal had robbed the limelight since ancient ages as producing the best textiles of the world,
He is Atikul Sheikh, and he is a student of class VII. Yet on a hot summer noon during his school vacation, you might see this young boy, a resident of a Birbhum village out on his cycle with an ice-cream box. What for? Why
Gobhir Mallika --- Imagine a gigantic black hole having a poetic name and that too in Bengali! But this imagination will soon come to be true with black hole - Sagittarius A being renamed as known as Gobhir Mallika. Astronomers around the world will soon
“Why should boys have all the fun?” Riding a bike is no more the monopolization of men. Gone are the days when women would impatiently wait for their husbands or boyfriends to take them out for a bike ride. With the passage of time, women
If you ever pay a visit to Dhaka and travel to the northeast, you will come across two villages --- Wari and Bateswar in Narsingdi district. This is the spot where way back in 1933, several silver coins were unearthed. A school teacher, Mohammad Hanif
‘Her face was like the king’s command when all the swords are drawn….’ That’s what best describes late Maharani Gayatri Devi, dressed in her famous chiffon saris with sparkling sequins on a moonless night. Her large almond eyes had a killer look and no wonder