They often say that Kolkata is the most pocket-friendly city. This City of Joy offers everything at highly affordable prices despite the ever-increasing market prices. Ask anyone about how they associate Kolkata and the most probable answer that you would get is ‘sweets.’ Well Kolkata
Underprivileged children who hardly get to enroll in well-known tutorials where parents have to cough up lakhs, have a demi-God in Subhash Chandra Kundu of Basirhat. Kundu who was once upon a time drawn towards the Naxal Movement, has over the years dedicated his life
If Maidan is the ‘Lungs of Kolkata,’ built by the British, then New Town-Rajarhat’s Eco Park laid by the West Bengal government is nothing less than the iconic Hyde Park of London. Needless to say, in an ever-growing city with high population and pollution we
On 141 S.N Banerjee Road, stands a dilapidated building that still holds on to its last iron and mortar frame. Amid this sight of decay, the word ‘photographe’ is still visible, below which is written ‘Bourne & Shepherd.’ In 1863, George Shepherd and Samuel Bourne
Whether recluse sadhu Gumnami Baba was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose or not is an old mystery that have been spoken of in various literature. But here is a new twist to the old tale. World- renowned handwriting expert Carl Baggett has proved the letters written
Ever imagined winning an essay competition and receiving a scholarship from NASA? Seems like a distant dream? Ankan Chakraborty, a student of a Balurghat school turned this distant dream into reality after receiving a scholarship from NASA as a reward for winning an essay competition.
The human spirit is an ability and courage which no form of disability can take away. The world referred to him as a special child. Kritiman Dasgupta is a differently-abled child, who truly proved that he is special after securing 92 percent in CBSE tenth
‘If only Rabindranath Tagore had gone to Lalbazar, the police headquarters would have been honoured and blessed by his presence. Yet, come to think of it, isn’t it best that Tagore wasn’t eventually dragged to the court as a witness? Imagine how dreadful it would
Though it is tough to sustain a business without proper market linkages, women in some villages of Bengal have proved one can succeed in earning a livelihood through self help groups. And not just that, they have developed a sustainable business model too. Mamata Nadu
After the comforting chilly seasons of winter, the summer time has finally arrived to squeeze the life out of us. The energy level has hit the rock bottom thereby diminishing our appetite. We are forever complaining and looking for a ray of hope which would