The 67th Everest Day (67th Anniversary of First Everest Ascent) and 106th birth anniversary of late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa was observed at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling through a simple ceremony. The programme was presided over by Gp Capt Jai Kishan, Principal HMI. The function was
Born and brought up in Kolkata, Shatadru Banerjee is a freelance artist. He completed his Bachelor's and Masters from Government College of Art and Craft in Ceramic Art and Pottery. #Goviraltostopthevirus is a successful drive to let people think positively and in a creative way. Shatadru Banerjee
Godhuli Gupta completed her undergraduate degree in Applied Art from College of Art and Design, Burdwan. Born and brought up in Hooghly district of Bengal, Godhuli works with Inner Circle Advertising India Pvt. Ltd. in Kolkata as an art director. The project- #Goviraltostopthevirus is an initiative
Born and brought up in Bengal, Prasanta Pal has completed his Masters in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, in 2015. At present, the young artist resides in Ah-medabad for his work. The project- #Goviraltostopthevirus is a thoughtful initiative to occupy people’s minds with the positive
This year marks the 99th birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray, one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century who brought Indian cinema to the world forum with Pather Panchali. For young film director, Shamik Basu, it seemed like a tryst with destiny when his
Ishani Chaudhuri is a student of class IX, Indus Valley School, Kolkata. Ishani has shown her interest in drawing, sketching and painting right from a very young age. Apart from her academics, she loves to take part in other co-curricular activities like singing and dancing. The
The talented octogenarian thespian struggled to fight abject penury and lived a life of ignominy in a crammed one-room rented house in the infamous red-light area of the city. Her profession had long discarded her and fame had eluded her but she did not know,
Pallavi Majumder is a painter and an installation artist from Kolkata. At present, she is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Doctoral School of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest. She completed her BFA from Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and MFA
Before the COVID 19 pandemic appeared on the face of the earth, who would have thought the name ‘Corona’ would instill so much fear and resentment among people globally? This is the first time that people have been forced to live in detention, secluded from
It all started in 1905, when Lord Curzon divided Bengal. This was the time when Ahmed Hussain, a descendent of Nawab Wazid Ali Shah, a migrant from Lucknow came to Kolkata and opened a small restaurant on the ground floor of a Chitpur Hotel. Today