Here is a new virus on the block, just like the new movie in town. And yes, this time it is a deadly one. Nipah virus, that originated in Malaysia, has on and off caused scare in India too over the past few decades. Even
If you believe in ghosts, you are not alone. cultures all around the world believe in spirits that survive death to live in another realm. But whether you believe in the existence of ghosts or not, what happened last Saturday at the Presidency jail, Kolkata
Eco Park is not just a haven for Kolkatans who would love to enjoy a bit of open space, trees and lakes, but it is gradually turning into a safe haven for birds, insects and some small animals that have found their natural habitat in
After Japan and China Bhavans on Visva Bharati campus, Tagore’s Santiniketan yet again comes up with his ideology of global ties. Inauguration of the Bangladesh Bhavan at Santiniketan yesterday is a witness to that cultural tie that Rabindranath Tagore had always celebrated. The varsity, located
While you travel through Bidhannagar today, you probably come across lovely locations, plush bungalows, manicured parks, super markets, banks, schools, playgrounds, stadium and much more. A place of luxury and ease, peace and prosperity. But how did Laban Hrad Upanagari suddenly turn to Biddhannagar? It
If you talk about mode of transport in the 21st century (an era that faces severe damages to the world’s environment resulting in unwarranted and sudden volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, flood, global warming etc), the one that scores above the rest, is a cycle. This
Pare Loye Jao Amai…. Milon Hobe Koto Diney… yearning to meet the ultimate creator and living for the final show, where God resides within the confines of the human mind. What Lalon Fakir said in simple words through his Sahajiya Baul songs, a highly influenced
‘What is great in the realm of art might not be equally acceptable in the realm of morality; similarly, what morality finds laudable might fail to satisfy artistic thirst’ – this observation, articulated in the course of Annada Shankar Ray’s essay collection on Tolstoy, reflects
When many of Kolkata’s heritage buildings are going under the axe in the name of modernization, here is an example of how Konnagar Municipality has taken steps to safeguard Abanindranath Tagore’s Victorian farmhouse on the banks of the River Ganges, from the hands of promoters
Every morning, the first rays of the sun touch its spirited cells. New leaves are born and the tree gets fuller with each passing day.After the death of the giant and the oldest tortoise, Adwaita, at Alipore Zoo in Kolkata, it has almost been a