The flagship outreach programme of Bengal government on doorstep delivery of its welfare schemes, ‘Duare Sarkar’, crossed the 1 crore registration mark in 15 days from its rollout date. Within four days into the Phase II of the two-month-old programme where government officials are holding multiple
Rabindranath Tagore always believed the source and the cause of all of philosophy and science, be it in the material or spiritual world, are one and the same. Schopenhauer has effectively discussed this fact in his book Principle of Sufficient Reason. Though he has identified
The year that has caused such misery and brought a pandemic upon the world is finally nearing its end, having changed our lives, thoughts, and actions, perhaps forever. We have battled a deadly virus, lost countless loved ones, and remained locked up at home for
Be it Chinese, Japanese or Tibetan, Kolkata has always been open and shown a lot of enthusiasm when it comes to a large variety of cuisines. Few years back, the only time we got to taste baklava - one of the most popular desserts, was
‘Bangla Moder Gorbo’ is an initiative launched by the West Bengal government to highlight the traditional arts and crafts and many other aspects of Bengal through a series of tourism and culture fairs, of which the first instalment was held at Ektara Mancha, within the
There has been an improved institutional delivery in Bengal in the health sector. The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) released by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday has recorded a significant improvement in maternal and child health in West Bengal. According to the
As every year, the state government will organise tourism fairs this winter, spread across the districts and Kolkata. The only difference is that this year, the fairs will be held in strict accordance with Covid safety protocols. Beginning tomorrow, that is December 11, the fairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Dm59froeo Raju Nepali, the brave soul from North Bengal, has been diligently working to spread awareness against child and women trafficking. He has been doing this for decades and has not given up the fight to save women and children not just of North Bengal but
That US President Joe Biden’s cabinet includes Kamala Harris is by now a universally known fact. What is not so well known, perhaps, is that the cabinet includes two other members of Indian origin, and one of them is a Bengali. Born in Kolkata, Majumdar earned
Sailing down the Hooghly in a vessel of any kind is something many of us have done at some time or other. However, not many of us would have done so on a houseboat, which looks like a plush hotel, and which can easily accommodate