Discontented families and friends of patients undergoing treatment in hospitals in West Bengal often target medical professionals and doctors in particular with allegations of negligence and incompetence. But recently a team of doctors of Jhargram Super-Speciality Hospital achieved a rare feat when they operated on
Be it from West Bengal or Bangladesh, it seems Bengali women are ruling the world’s scientific world. If Nairwita Majumdar from Malda had assisted the 2017 Physics Nobel Prize winner and his team in their path-breaking discovery, NASA research engineer Mahmooda Sultana has bagged the
‘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
It is always said Rabindranath Tagore and Sister Nivedita shared a strange relationship, thanks to their religious differences. But what many of us do not know is the kind of mutual respect they had, that helped them get over several differences and come close through
Sister Nivedita’s historical book Cradle Tales of Hinduism was published in 1907. Though many think the stories are more like folklores that children tend to listen to from their grandparents and parents while in the nursery, the stories in reality have a deeper essence. And
Waves of humanity rising and singing to the tunes of Un’estateitaliana (To Be Number One) across ancient and historical stadiums of Milan, Turin, Rome, Naples. Best of the world’s soccer teams sweating, dribbling, kicking and defending goals on fields to the chant of frenzied mobs.
English Bazar (Malda) residents will at last heave a sigh of relief when the unkempt plot, used for dumping waste will be replaced by an attractive and aesthetically pleasing hanging garden. The garden will be set at the heart of the town at Rathbari, informed
The Alipore Zoo is all set to have new inmates this winter. Four grey kangaroos, known to be the fastest kangaroos in the world have arrived at the Alipore Zoo from Japan’s Yokohama Zoo. A pair of jaguars, Asiatic Lions and mouse deer will also
How about giving up the toy train and taking a ropeway to reach the hill station of Darjeeling? With the Hills showing signs of re-opening again, winter might be great fun in the Hills. Soon, tourists will be able to explore the scenic beauty of
Debapriya Adhikary and Samanwaya Sarkar, two young film-makers from Bengal shot to fame in 2016, with their docu-film Girija. The film that explores the life of Girija Devi, right from her years in Banaras to her unique contribution to Indian classical music, won the best