It’s said that science and innovations keep us going. Even though COVID 19 is wreaking havoc all around, a high school teenager from Memari in Burdwan has successfully devised a face mask that can kill the virulent virus at the outset. Her anti-virus mask has
p>He just had $8 in his pocket when in his youth he left for US. Despite being the son of a zamindar, Kali Pradip Chaudhuri had a restless and adventurous soul. Coming from a well-heeled family, he had a carefree childhood and youth. He completed
There is a very interesting history about the Ashes series. Cricket buffs never tire of having a good laugh at the expense of two countries – England and Australia. It all started in 1882 when the Australian team won the first Test against England by
“My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The year was 1995. The authorities at Kolkata’s Taratala-based Marine Engineering Research Institute (MERI) were in a quandary. Eighteen-year-old Sonali Banerjee
Surajmal Jalan Today his company has more than Rs 350 crore turnover. But one day he landed in this City of Joy penniless. But that was almost six decades ago. Linc Pens and Plastics Limited, the third largest pen manufacturer in the country was a fairytale
“Finally, they have chosen me?” That was the first question that Narayan Debnath asked after being chosen as a Padmashri awardee this year. For a man who over 70 years has dedicated his life into creating landmark Bengali comic strips like ‘Bantul the Great’, ‘Nante
Entrepreneur, Asif Iqbal, one of the partners of Elahi Hospitality, started Elahi Luxury Dining in 2019 September in Kolkata. “It was not even six months journey traversed by the new business, COVID 19 pandemic had hit it hard. With the announcement of the Lockdown in March
210 Cornwallis Street House No. 210 on Cornwallis Street has a special significance as it belonged to Gurucharan Mahalanobis, grandfather of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, famous statistician and scientist. He had a medicine shop in his house. His second son, Prabodh Mahalanobis shut down the shop and
Economic meltdown in 2020 was a by-product of COVID 19 pandemic globally and India is no exception. National lockdown in India brought an economic slump, slowing down the economy as a whole, coupled with job loss, closure of manufacturing units and humanitarian crisis. However, after a
At a time when India is going through multiple farmer uprisings, chartering demands for their rights, one is often reminded that Bengal is not new to peasant uprising. And the protests and revolt was so intense during colonial era, that farmers of this land even