The 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) has many first timers this year round. For the first time, there will be a rare language Indian films category where eight films will be screened from different languages and communities that are almost on the path of
The coastal region of East Midnapore district will add a feather to its cap soon, as work on Tajpur sea port is all set to start in a couple of months from now. The deep sea-port at Tajpur with a draft of 15 metres, will
About two years ago satellite pictures of the city was released and analyzed. The result was extremely grim. The city’s green cover had dipped to an extremely unhealthy 4.79 percent, an indicator to the damage that was gradually going out of hands. And now to
Kolkata is destined to lose yet another iconic establishment and a prominent city landmark very soon. The Union Government’s decision to dissolve the Tea Board of India has come as a big blow for Bengal. Barely a couple of months prior to this decision, state
Jorasanko’s Rabindra Bharati University will soon set up a museum and gallery dedicated to stalwarts who have worked or are still engaged in elevating Bengal’s art and culture to newer heights. A gallery featuring various facets of Manna Dey was already set up, now you
We stand then for freedom, because we claim the right to develop our own individuality and evolve our own destiny along our own lines, unembarrassed by what Western civilisation has to teach us and unhampered by the institutions which the West has imposed. What CR Das
While, Kolkata’s St Xavier’s College bagged the top ratings from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) this year, a government college of West Midnapore has also made it to the prestigious list. Midnapore College established in 1873, is the oldest college in West Midnapore
Priyanka Yoshikawa Ghosh looks a perfect Japanse girl, demure, intelligent, soft spoken and delicate. Being the first Miss Japan from a mixed background, she was on a recent trip to Kolkata, a land that belongs to her forefathers. What is even more striking, is she
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I0siPAEJ2g Divya Nag is one of the toppers in FORTUNE’s annual ‘40-under-40’ list 2017. Divya has been named the 2nd Most Creative Person in Business by Fast Company, in-cluded on the Silicon Valley Top 100 Innovators and Disruptors list. Divya was also selected as Forbes ‘30 under
The very mention of ‘Clay and brush’ envisages the image of an intimate dialogue between clay and colours. Clay is the raw material or base of the creation and colours bring to life those creations. These two aspects have coexisted harmoniously and are an integral