Agomoni … the very word rings a bell of nostalgia for every Bengali, at home, beyond borders, across oceans and all over the world. This very word brings the message of ‘Homecoming’ not just for Devi Durga, but for thousands of Bengalis worldwide. In praise of
Mark the date. 12th January 2020. Your little champs will not run on a school sports field, but on a trail run, popularised across the world that enhances the fitness of children and also brings them closer to nature. Since last few years JBG Trail
Charred remains of textiles strewn here and there, gutted iron pillars, and colourful half-burnt garments peeping here and there through the embers of destruction. Street urchins at times scourging through the heaps to locate if any new garment can be retrieved. That’s the scene you
A new airport might soon come up on 1000 acres in Barrackpore. The State Government has formed a committee to find a suitable land, required for an alternative airport. Food Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick is heading the committee as its Chairman. The committee has identified the
If you have to catch a flight, traffic congestion is the last thing one would like to face prior to that! For the flyers from Kolkata here is some good news, so that you do not stand a chance to miss your flight due to
Everyday commuting in a congested city of India, be it Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore is a challenge for anyone. In such a situation, carrying a kidney in ‘live’ condition from R.N. Tagore Hospital on E.M. Bypass to SSKM near Race Course is absolutely unthinkable.
It is the need of the hour for every individual, institution and organization to be aware and environmentally conscious. The green bench of the apex court recently gave a verdict ordering environment-friendly measures to be implemented. Some of the premier clubs of Kolkata including Calcutta
You cannot sense the beauty of a product if you do not touch it with all your senses. Remember, how Anne Sullivan, teacher of Helen Keller, had taught her blind student the first words, with the science of touch? Yes, by writing the letters on
If you have been to Galiff Street any Sunday, then you might be welcomed by collective chirps and tweets of a variety of birds. For here lies the famous bird market of Kolkata from where bird lovers buy their feathered friends and take them home.
While talking about Kolkata, the image of a rickety rickshaw would inevitably surface in our minds. This is one of the few elements of a 300-year-old city that has managed to survive modernization. However, the timeless rickshaw has now come up in a new avatar