A recent RTI (Right to Information) case filed in Calcutta High Court demanding to know the status of poet Madhusudan Dutta’s house might have saved this Kolkata structure from getting demolished. After KMC’s detailed clarification, the present owner’s plans to rebuild the property has been
At the extremely busy intersection of Deshapriya Park and Rash Behari Avenue on one side and Sarat Bose Road on another, on the pavement in front of Anusthan Bhavan, squats the modest, soft-spoken Nitai Das with the love of his life:Books! Any winter noon you
Well, when Bengal was reeling under the impact of GI tag and rosogolla craze, there was this rice from Bengal that was silently making inroads into homes of foreign dignitaries, businessmen and ambassadors. Thanks, to chief minister of Bengal, who herself turned the brand ambassador
Salon manager Tarun Chakraborty of Rajarhat and his fiancée Riya went on a holiday trip to Kalimpong. On the way they impulsively made a stopover at Jhandi, a virgin village nestled amid nature’s verdant greens. Most inhabitants of Jhandi are Sherpas, a Nepalese ethnic group,
The sight of Basam Sonar dragging his crooked body with immense difficulty will melt the heart of anyone who sees him for the first time. But he is an exceptionally brave man from Lakshmipara Tea Estate in Banarhat, Jalpaiguri district. His disability could not overpower
Remember how Lalmohan Babu’s jaws dropped in sheer amazement when he saw Gunomoy Bagchi’s well-chiselled body in Benaras? Bagchi (Moloy Roy) says in the film: “Eta mandir, aar muscle gulo tar modhye sob karukarjyo” (This body is a temple, and these muscles are works of
Meet the father-son duo from Kolkata, who have been featured in the recent issue of prestigious scientific journal NATURE and its latest Nature Materials issue for their path-breaking research that will give more power to laptops and phones. Their invention promises to revolutionise the way
The U.S. Consulate General Kolkata in collaboration with social enterprise Contact Base, launched a youth entrepreneurship initiative – Y4BIZ (Youth for Business) in Kolkata recently. But how does this program help? It aims to support a promising group of 50 young entrepreneurs, and transform their
After years of anticipation, fans of Professor Shonku can heave a sigh of relief as the cult character created by Satyajit Ray, will grace cinema screens at last. And this time round Professor Shonku visits El Dorado! The film is based on Ray’s story, Nokur
Tea literally keeps life ticking in Kolkata. The concept of ‘cha and adda’ is intrinsic to the Bengali psyche. Whether it is cheap roadside tea stalls, mid-segment kiosks or up market tea boutiques, offering a variety of tea, they all appear to be doing brisk