“He was like a child. He seemed to understand everything.” Those were the words of a forest official bidding a last teary goodbye to Raja. But who is Raja? He was the oldest surviving tiger in captivity. At the age of 26 he died leaving
On June 25, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the longest multipurpose bridge over the Padma River. This bridge marks an important milestone in independent Bangladesh’s history, as it is a symbol not just of Bangladesh’s resolve but of its growing economic capacity and development. The
The Gateway to Tagore’s land will soon get a big facelift as Bolpur Railway Station is one of the 10 railway stations in India that has been chosen to be developed as a world-class Railway Station. It will get the look and feel of an
Michael Madhusudan Dutt, who died in 1873 on today’s date in Calcutta at the age of 49, spent most of his early life wanting to be an ‘English’ poet, and trying very hard to become one since he was 17. A popular story goes that
BIf the Rhododendron blooms of Shillong had swayed a romantic Amit Ray, it was a prized piano that had the attention of Shesher Kabita’s creator while he visited the same abode. Almost a century ago, Rabindranath Tagore made his visit to the beautiful hill station
Bengal had been the seat of Yoga even way back in 1930s, and yes, Bengalis were extremely fitness conscious, from Lathi Khela to Yoga to martial arts, boys of almost every Bengali household had to learn these forms of art. We often quote the name
The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent anti-racism protests in USA have shown us how desperately we need to fight for a more inclusive and equal world --- a world where no one is left behind. It has never been clearer that all of us have
Do you remember that famous Mrinal Sen movie Neel Akasher Neechey (1959), based on the travails of a Chinese street hawker of Calcutta in the backdrop of India’s freedom struggle? What many of us are not aware of is that this movie was produced by
You must have often stepped into the General Post Office of Kolkata, but have hardly ever realised this iconic building is not just a place where you get postal services, post cards, envelopes and stamps. There is also a world-renowned Postal Museum and Philatelic Library,
As Britain celebrates 70 years or the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, Bengal makes its presence felt… with 200 silk flags made of fabric from Murshidabad, which formed the River of Hope at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant along the Mall in central London.