West Bengal over a couple of years have been rocked by several cyclones, including four major cyclones - Bulbul in November 2019, Amphan in May 2020, Yaas in May 2021 and then Jawad this December. These cyclones highlight the state’s vulnerability to the growing climate
When I first read the autobiography of Charlie Chaplin, I was a student of class VIII, yet his life had impacted me so much that when a personal tragedy struck me a few years later, I knew the truth behind the words he spoke ---
In this series GB brings to readers influence of various geographical locations and homes in the life of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, the man who rose from Bengal to conquer the world of Economics. He celebrates his birthday in November, and we carry this
‘Where do you consider to be your home?’ Amartya Sen was once asked by a BBC journalist. By then Sen had moved from Cambridge, to Harvard, to Trinity and despite living in England for decades, he still held an Indian passport and is an Indian
It was the year of 1877 when a teenager on the sprawling grounds of Hare School was seen playing with his classmates a game of football. The European teachers were amazed at his skills and that of his young team and thus was born the
Saheli Mitra is a passionate gardener and runs her own tree group called To Trees With Love. She is also a post-graduate in Environmental Biology We often say, ‘Look Within.’ I say ‘Bring Nature Within.’ You do not then need to look out, travel, lead marches
My Bishnupur trail did not just end with the famous terracotta temples or Rash Mancha. It was also about the Baluchari Sarees, that unfortunately never got the status like Benarasi, but have enough potential to even excel a Dhakai muslin! Bishnupur was a prominent seat
It came as an artfully tranquil story of grounded tones, healthy hues, starry nights, of owl hoots and pre-dawn chirps. It also came to us as a deliciously subtle and memorable trip, not just because we as a family were desperate to run away from
Subrata Chakraborty with Meghna Gulzar Subrata Chakraborty, the young, upcoming and famous Production Designer of Bollywood, whose name is linked to blockbusters like Padmaavat, Chappak, Haider, Talvar and so on and who was the only designer to have been called by Hollywood for the Oscar Jury,
