Popular Tollywood actress Ritabhari Chakraborty has found a new meaning to life away from the arc lights of glitz and glamour. Long ago, she had expressed her desire at an event at the Starmark Book Store, that she wished to work with deaf children, most
A pair of cannons with immense historical importance, which were lying in the streets of Kolkata, finally found a respectable shelter. Purono Kolkatar Golpo (PKG), a group of people who are trying to preserve the heritage of the city passionately, made an endeavor to create
It seems Kolkata’s single screens are shutting down one after the other and a time will soon come when only multiplexes will reign this City of Joy as it loses its heritage cinema halls. One such hall is Ellora, that started in the ’70s in
A grand building stands on 36/1 South End Park. It no more looks like it was once upon a time, rather it is in a shabby state and has been bought by someone. Yet this is a house where legendary musician and composer Sachin Dev
Yes, it’s horrifying, yet, it is sad. The sad tale of a middle-class family succumbing to disease and lack of funds for treatment, leading to extreme mental trauma and actions that no sane person could ever do. The family of an 82-year-old Behala woman stayed
We have been acquainted with ‘Shankar’ through his famous books and his tumultuous personal life, where he struggled to earn a livelihood. At times he has been a Feriwala, selling goods on Kolkata’s streets, at times he did odd jobs of a typewriter cleaner, again
If you love pandal hopping during Durga Puja, you must have paid a visit to the iconic puja of Mohammad Ali Park. But this puja will shift out of its 51-year-old venue only for this year. The members of the Mohammad Ali Park Club have
The grand old man of India Inc is no more. BK Birla died yesterday in Mumbai at the age of 98 and his last remains will be brought today to his beloved city Kolkata, from where he started his business and then went on to
J. Krishnamurti, well-known world teacher had emphasised the importance of right education for combating the world crisis through a new generation of human beings. He said, ‘teaching is not mere imparting of knowledge.’ Krishnamurti Foundation, Kolkata will be organising an interactive workshop ‘Educating the Educator’
India has rapidly become the ‘diabetes capital’ of the world and Kolkata is one of the cities where the disease has shown one of the sharpest rise in recent years. Even youngsters are developing diabetes thanks to obesity that is also related to heart attacks.