A middle-aged man walking absent-mindedly on the road. His leaky pen has already created a graffiti on his shirt pocket, but he is oblivious of everything around him as he walks with his eyes fixed on the road. He takes long strides as he has
The United Nations’ World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for its efforts to combat hunger in regions facing conflict and hardship and at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation. The Rome-based
The recent furor over popular jewellery brand Tanishq’s advertisement that has created waves in the country over religious divide and unity, reminds us of the first Vegetarian Soap ad of India by none other than Godrej, that had led to waves of Swadeshi and the
It’s been many many years, yet the memory of a green train is so distinctly etched in memory of many. Here was a railway station where every evening around 5 pm, a train left the platform and chugged its way amid a cloud of dust
They say numbers tell a story. If that is true, then a few numbers generated by the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (WBTDCL) tell a story of optimism, hope, and a gradual turnaround. Given the massive impact that the Covid pandemic and the consequent
This is an unprecedented year for Sovabazar Rajbari, the house that always used to be kept wide open during Durga Puja, entertaining hundreds of tourists from across India and globe, who descended to see one of the oldest Durga Puja of Bengal. Thanks, to the
The Tourism Department of West Bengal is introducing sightseeing services in two attractive double decker buses covering the Heritage & Cultural Trails of Kolkata through a theme “Unknown Kolkata” followed by a ride on the Ganges in the WBTDCL house boat in the first phase. It
Weaving in India has a history of no less than 5,000 years. There was a time when the weavers’ hub in West Bengal --- Phulia, Habibpur, and Shantipur in Nadia district resonated with the monotonous sound of the rotating spindles and bobbins' heads successively knocking
India’s largest floating Solar Power Plant is coming up in West Bengal’s Sagardighi. This 5MW grid-connected floating solar project at Sagardighi Thermal Power Project (SgTPP) in Murshidabad is a new feather to Bengal’s cap. This floating solar plant with 5MW capacity will be the largest
A person ailing from a physical sickness is provided with medical care and subsequent after care, if required. This is so that they can get back on their feet and feel better. However, if someone is suffering from a mental illness, there is a social