As Park street in Kolkata got busy with 2019 Christmas lights to celebrate the spirit of Christmas, I spent the Christmas Day watching and enjoying the Kolkata heritage of polo with majestic Victoria Memorial at a distance. An event that ushered in the prestigious and
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
It was all started by a 15-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, who a year back set Europe on a green map. She started a green revolution from her school itself that spread to the entire Scandinavian region and has now touched the shores of Kolkata.
Nilmani Sen, proprietor of Bishu’s Kites at Banchharam Akrur Lane, Bowbazar, is busy managing his business. After all, Vishwakarma Pujo, that marks the beginning of kite flying ceremony in Bengal starts today and will continue for a week. This lane is abuzz with the sounds
You might have caught a sight of a tall, lanky, young foreigner with a jhola crossing the tramlines at Gariahat. Or may be spending time at some institute going through books written in Bengali. Well, this young man is not just another tourist who have