We all remember him for his hilarious role in Mr Ya Mrs, or even the one in Khandaan and Ji Mantriji. Film, television, stage actor, director and writer, Jayant Kripalani, has been what he wished to be. Natural, suave, experimenter and honest. He will be
Have you ever been to the Armenian Holy Church of Nazareth built in Calcutta in 1688? Well, its wooden structure was burnt to ashes in a devastating fire in 1707 and in its place stands the present church at Burra Bazar, built on an old
They are just 12-13 year old school kids. Yet their antics on Kolkata streets on their way to school that went viral on a video earned them a place at the SAI or Sports Authority of India. Jashika Khan and her classmate Md Eizazuddin never
Many buildings of Durga Pithuri Lane of Bowbazar are almost 150-year-old. They have stood against the test of time for more than a century. But today they are ravaged, many of them turned to rubbles, thanks to the East West Metro’s wrong calculation in boring.
One of Kolkata’s pioneers in IVF, Dr Baidyanath Chakraborty, at the age of 90 years, has decided to give up his institute to ICMR so that research can be carried on as before. Several corporate organisations had approached him that were interested in running the
Ironical as it may sound but even if we say we are all born as One, still we are all different. We are all Special in some way or the other. So, you can imagine the children we label as differently abled how truly special
He has done 500 kidney transplants. He has used yoga with medicines to cure kidney patients. He has started Kidney Care Society to create awareness about kidney ailments. He has even led rural awareness campaigns to teach everyone about which food to avoid for kidney
Ever wondered whether the psychologist you go to, for a counselling session, can himself or herself have emotional issues to tide over? Probably not. But you will get to know of the inner conflicts of a mental health expert today as well-known city psychologist Anuttama
He was born in faraway Tuticorin. But he came to Kolkata as a student and in his childhood itself not just fell in love with the city, but also with Rabindranath Tagore’s creations. As Madan Mohan Raj grew up, he studied Homeopathy and was so
While many will be celebrating our favourite city Kolkata’s birthday today, there will be others who will go by the lawbook. Almost a decade back Calcutta High Court had settled a two-year lawsuit about Kolkata’s antecedents that Job Charnock was not the founder of the