Supriya Roy is a great story-teller and ex-teacher. She is also the great grand daughter-in-law of Sarala Ray and grand-niece of Jagadish Chandra Bose On 17th May 1921, Rabindranath Tagore wrote a note to Andrews from Hamburg, explaining Rammohun’s contribution to the society at large: “In the
He was probably one of the earliest social reformists of India who tried to give equal status to women of Bengal in a lopsided man’s world by preaching and practicing female literacy and much more. But how many of us have even heard of Durga
Calcutta was very different in the sixties, we have seen a city where life was easy going, things were dirt cheap, there was camaraderie in the air. I was in Presidency College doing my Bachelor's degree. My mother coming from an enlightened Brahmo background was
Supriya Roy is a great story-teller and retired teacher of Modern High School. She is also the great grand daughter-in-law of Sarala Ray and grand-niece of Jagadish Chandra Bose Certain letters written by stalwarts like Rabindranath Tagore, Max Mueller and Brajendranath Seal bring out the reason
She was not just a superb singer, but also a great human being. I am lucky to have her as my sister-in-law. Krishna Chattopadhyay was a soft-spoken person and never used a bad word. I am lucky to have Krishna di as my family member
My grandmother-in-law was Kanaklata Ray. I met her when she was old and frail, but not weak at heart. Very seldom one comes across a person of such a stature. Gods in heaven must have put all the good qualities of a good human being
Supriya Roy is a great story-teller and ex-teacher of Modern High School for Girls. She is also the great grand daughter-in-law of Sarala Ray, grand-niece of Jagadish Chandra Bose and a member of the Brahmo Samaj Raja Rammohan Roy was not just any other social reformer.
He was probably one of the earliest reformists of India, in a patriarchal society, where he preached and practiced female literacy and much more. But how many of us have even heard of Durga Mohan Das and his pioneering contribution to eradicate social evils and
Supriya Roy is an academician and ex-teacher of Modern High School. She is also a prolific writer and researcher While talking about inheritance, humans always tend to associate property and other material pleasures. Little do we realize that we inherit principles, ideologies, working capacity and a
Remember Tuntunir Boi by Upendrakishore Roychowdhury? The book that catered to every child’s imagination. But it is not just a book. It is almost like a time travel and a great companion of every child and every young adult. This classic is like a best