In 1925, a 27-year-old Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was arrested and sent to a British prison in Mandalay, Burma, there to remain for the next two years. At about the same time, back home in Kolkata, iconic Bengali novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay published his ‘Pather
When we say ‘family’, what do we usually mean? In our times, the answer is likely to be a unit of four or five people, comprising a married, heterosexual couple and their biological children, with the couple’s parents or in-laws in some cases. That’s a
Taking account of the spiralling Covid-19 situation, and in response to calls for a stricter lockdown from several quarters, the West Bengal government has announced a tightening of the partial lockdown in the state, extending it until May 30. The announcement was made by state
A total of 17 new faces, including former national cricketer Manoj Tiwary, are among the ministers in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s third-term cabinet, representing an interesting mix of old and new. With the addition of these 17 names, the strength of the cabinet now stands
In these horrific times, looking for help on social media for a friend whose elderly father urgently needed oxygen, I came upon a post by Kolkata Police, detailing how they had busted an oxygen and Covid drugs racket, and were on the hunt for all
As she had promised at a press conference shortly after the declaration of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election results on May 2, Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay today announced a host of fresh measures to combat the state’s rising Covid curve. The announcement comes hours
On April 14, 1944, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army (INA) hoisted the Indian tricolour on Indian soil for the second time. The venue was Moirang, a small town in Manipur, approximately 45 km from the state capital Imphal, and doing the honours was
It doesn’t require one to be a Sherlock Holmes to figure out these days on how the Dance of Democracy in India is often hijacked by unfair poll means. Despite the Election Commission being stricter than ever in poll bound states this year, yet the
Memories of revolutionary Rashbehari Bose may have faded from the minds of middle class Bengali, but Rashbehari Avenue and its neighbourhood still calls for one of the most important poll constituency of Kolkata. Talk to the auto drivers crowding in the auto stands from Rashbehari
It is not uncommon for leaders belonging to various political parties to think of themselves as royalty every time elections roll around. It is perhaps not entirely unjustified either. Because once the votes have been counted, many among them become arbiters of the destinies of