Recently, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) identified two geological heritage sites in the Indian Himalayan Region of India. The sites are Siwalik Fossil Park, Himachal Pradesh and Stromatolite bearing Dolomite/ Limestone of Buxa Formation, Sikkim. With the inclusion of these two sites, there are
“Necessity is the mother of invention” – goes the saying and it has been proved right once again by Chandan Biswas of Karimpur, Kechuadanga who initially contemplated manufacturing a solar bicycle to reduce his travelling expenses. Biswas had to paddle 10 kilometers daily to reach his
Mayer deowa mota kapor mathaye tuley ne re bhai/ Deen dukhini Ma je toder taar beshi aar saddhyo nai….(Rajanikata Sen) (Brothers, please accept with gratitude the coarse cloth offered by your mother because your poor despondent mother cannot afford anything better) ‘Mota Kapor’ here is synonymous with
‘Sottyo Seleucus! Ki bichitro ei desh (truly Seleucus, what a strange land this is)!’ This line has become all but a proverb in Bengali, one we see used almost every day without really thinking about the source. The truth is, this is a line from
You may think there’s nothing more to be said or written about the clay dolls of Krishnangar, considering how famous they already are in India and abroad. And yet, the master artisans of this town in Nadia district surprise us every time with their innovative
In 2013 Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie created quite a stir when she announced her decision to undergo a prophylactic double mastectomy. It means she had both of her breasts removed even though she hadn't been diagnosed with breast cancer. She said did this because she
When an iconic shop shuts down, it is not just its products that one is left to miss, but even the memories. Generations of sweet connoisseurs have made memories with centuries old sweet shops that dot different parts of Kolkata. One such shop was on
The news of the Bengali girl Mehuli Ghosh along with Tushar Mane winning gold at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, Korea made all of us proud. In the 10m Air Rifle Mixed team category, winning the gold was not easy. Mehuli and
‘Lakshmir Bhandarer Phool’ (Flowers from Lakshmi’s storeroom) reads a colourful signboard above a tiny shop tucked amid rows of myriad shops in the bustling G.C Road in Patulia, School Para, Khardah. The florist shop looks gorgeous with multi-coloured seasonal flowers heaped neatly into stacks and
In the decade of 2000-2010s very few science students of Kolkata missed the experience of watching the towering statue of a T-Rex greeting them enroute to India’s largest science museum, the Science City. As Science City touches 25 years of a fascinating journey which started