'If I had the final say in the project, I would have included Palghat Mani Iyer's solo mridangamfive-tala rendition in that compilation,' says Robert Brown. Four decades ago, on August 20, 1977, Voyager II spacecraft was launched. It included Golden Records: The Sound of the Earth.
Gold can now be used to treat cancer. Recent research claims tiny particles of gold can boost the effectiveness of drugs used to treat lung cancer.This study, undertaken by scientists at Edinburgh University, Scotland, has been published in AngewandteChemie, a German scientific journal. The researchers
When rampant tales of tree felling are reported every day from different parts of the city in the name of urban development, here comes a tale of hope. The state government has set up an 'Eco Club' which will have NGOs, citizens, green activists and
Apartheid is finally rooted out of Harvard University. For the first time in its 380-year-old history, more than half of the student intake for 2017 will not be whites in this Ivy League college, quoted official sources. More than half of Harvard University's next student
'I was nudged out of complacency when I came to know a cancer patient was suffering from inferiority complex and getting into depression, following hair loss due to chemotherapy. I promised myself I would make her smile again.' 'Jiya Mehta, a 16-year-old student of Kota,
Anadi Charan Nayek, is a seventy-three-year old,ex-school teacher of Mukundapur primary school. For years, he watched intently how students of Chandra High School under Manbazar Block 1 in Purulia,attended school tip-toeing on muddy, slushy paths during monsoon. The annual plight of students always depressed him
In a shocking move, the present BJP government of Assam wishes to replace the Mahatma Gandhi statue made by Ram Kinkar Baij, one of the finest sculptors from Santiniketan. They think the statue is distorted. The statue was sculpted by Baij, one of the finest
With the Hilsa catch going up in the last few days and prices low, every Bengali household must be savoring their ultimate delicacy: A dish of their favourite Ilish, the queen of monsoon. Get Bengal brings you some lesser known recipes from different districts of
The devastating floods sweeping across many districts of West Bengal have caused tremendous damage including death and loss of property. The government is still under pressure to act fast as it is getting a lot of flak from various quarters. However, amid such a grim
A class IX student of Malda has donated the entire sum of Rs 20,000 to her school for its development. Debolina Ghosh of Mothabari High School won the first position at a state level poetry writing competition. She had written a poem applauding the Kanyashree