School closures due to the nationwide lockdown in March 2020 meant that children were disengaged with formal education for a prolonged period. The resulting talks around e-education exposed India’s digital divide, with only 24 percent households having access to the internet. Children studying in government
Thanthania Kali Temple Last week, we had begun walking down College Street, and covered a substantial chunk of it. This week, the walk continues down what is one of Kolkata’s most venerated neighbourhoods, through the old book stalls and past College Street Market. Also worth mentioning
When did Durga Puja turn into what is probably the world’s largest street art exhibition? If you consider the question ridiculous, consider the facts too. Today, almost all big-ticket pujas in Kolkata habitually employ the services of renowned artists and sculptors, many of whom call
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD5rjTZuCVc October will remain a special month in the history of India’s struggle for freedom. In 1943, it was in October that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India (Arzī Hukumat-e-Azad Hind) or simply Azad Hind, a provisional Indian government, in Japanese-occupied
When most of the Western nations have shown reluctance in taking the COVID-19 vaccines, with the governments having a tough time convincing the masses to be vaccinated against the deadly virus, we saw a different scene in West Bengal. Long queues, people literally waiting since
GetBengal Autumnscape celebrates the sheer joy of being a Bangali -- anywhere on Earth. With contributions from some of Bengal’s most creative minds, from artists to historians, authors to film stars, and food historians, this year’s Autumnscape reflects the haunting beauty of a quiet, winding
HRecently Tarakeshwar-based artist Malay Ghosh’s name appeared in the prestigious ‘India Book of Records 2021’ for drawing a miniature portrait of West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on palm leaf. He took just 25 minutes to execute the entire painting! Not one to sit on his
A large launch aka longboat has been modified into an ambulance with all essential facilities including bed and oxygen available within the boat. The ambulance service was launched recently to transport patients of Gosaba Block to nearby hospitals conveniently. The Sundarban forest lies in the vast
As Kolkata clubs are competing with each other to display their big budget theme puja pandals, a bunch of young orphans of Nimtouri are trying to pull up their own Puja with a difference. Where emotions flow, where sincerity reigns and where the artistic creativity
Bengali scientists and that too working in Kolkata labs, again shine bright in this year’s 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award list. City-based astrophysicist Kanak Saha was among the 11 recipients of the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) prize, given by the Council of Scientific and