https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv4Oe44omWQ On September 27, 1970, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) adopted its statutes. And a decade later, this day was declared as World Tourism Day. Since its inception, the idea has been to raise global awareness about the social, cultural, and economic impact of
Acacia auriculiformis, or auri, or earleaf acacia, or earpod wattle, or northern black wattle, or Papuan wattle, or tan wattle, or akashmoni in (Bengali). All these are names of one and the same plant. And yet, how easily the name 'Sonajhuri' rolls off the tongue.
He has been one of the greatest scholars of Bengal -- a social reformer, educator, writer and philanthropist. But Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar will be more remembered as one of the greatest intellectuals and activists of the 19-century and the ‘Father of modern Bengali prose.’ He is
Veteran atomic scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Dr Sekhar Basu succumbed to COVID-19 early on Thursday at a private hospital in Kolkata, a health department official said. ‘Dr Basu was suffering from COVID-19 and other kidney ailments. He died at 4.50
The northern part of BBD Bagh is taken over by Writers’ Building, Kolkata’s first three storied building. The construction of Writers’ Building began as early as in 1690. The building was meant for the East India Company to house the junior level servants who were
In a first of its kind, Kolkata launched its first tram library, probably the only in India and the world. The specially designed Tram Library will have books and magazines, including those on competitive examinations such as the civil services, WBCS, GRE, or GMAT in
The date was May 7, 1911. Rabindranath Tagore’s 50th birthday. The large Thakur family at Jorasanko decided to celebrate the occasion on a grand scale. A long list of invitees were drawn that included members of the extended family, friends and well-wishers. Elaborate arrangements were
It was way back in 2002, international media flashed a very interesting bit of news --- our pride, our mother language Bangla being announced as one of the official languages in the Republic of Sierra Leone, a small country in West Africa. Those in Bengal
The silver crop is taking the edge off the red protein spikes. In case COVID-19 attacks, it will not be able to penetrate deeper or impact its victim lethally. The patient will not have to be rushed to the ICU, gasping for breath. A recent
When words fail, signs convey feelings. But for people who cannot hear, it is not as poetic as we think signs are. Rather for them sign language is a necessity and to make this form of language popular even among those who can hear, The