Scene 1: Two men sit eating a sumptuous meal in the middle of a field. One of them, having eaten enough, walks to a nearby pond to wash his hands. That done, he turns to the modest sized hill behind him and suddenly squints, having
Trams are an inherent part of the culture and history of Kolkata. Although their numbers are now diminished, they are still far from extinct, and a trip to Kolkata does not seem complete without a tram car ride across the city. Today, it is the
“School is a building which has four walls with tomorrow inside.” – Lon Watters That’s a quote that the distinguished alumnae, past and present, of St. John’s Diocesan Girls’ Higher Secondary School (informally known as Diocesan or Dio), a premier educational institution of Kolkata, would heartily
Be honest, how many of you, particularly if you are a woman, have gone thirsty on a road trip, at least in this country, for fear that drinking water will make you want to use a washroom, when not a single one is in sight
When a Covid-19 vaccine is discovered, will it be freely available and be affordable to all? Former resident of Lake Town, Sumi Biswas is confident that it will be possible to make it affordable. She would know. Professor Sumi Biswas, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
Schools across the world have shut down due to COVID-19. Globally, over 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom. As a result, education has changed dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms. But the lockdown situation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv4Oe44omWQ The 'travel-crazy Bengali' has long been a well established identity. So much so that tour guides in many parts of the country actually speak quite decent Bengali, simply because they cater to such a large number of tourists from our state. And at no time
Coronavirus was for the first time identified in 1960 as a cause of common cold. By now we all know it is an enveloped RNA virus, single-stranded with a pleomorphic or spherical shape having projections of glycoprotein. It has various subtypes such as alpha, beta,
He was a self-taught artist. Yet, he excelled in his art forms. Gaganendranath Tagore, Abanindranath’s brother, was one of the first modern painters of India, who brought in global art forms to Bengal. He was the first to learn Japanese brushwork from Kakuzo Okakura and
Often in our childhood, we heard of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar learning his lessons below the gaslights on the streets of Kolkata. So did many in British Calcutta as those gas lights were the only source of light at night. It was in 1879 when P.W.