For all of us who have stood infront of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial and paid tribute to the 5,000 plus Indians who had been ruthlessly butchered by the British army under General Dyer, the following story of the Mukherji family from Bengal will come as
Scene 1: 1982 – Only 14 rhinos were found in Jaldapara Forests. Scene 2: 2016 --- Almost 250 rhinos rule the Jaldapara Forests. This jump of rhino population in Jaldapara National Park of Jalpaiguri did not happen in one day. There was a time when poachers from
As the dust and smoke alarm is almost choking Kolkata this winter, residents of this city will probably be surprised to note that Calcutta was the first Indian city and the second of the world, to enact anti-air pollution legislation. By 1870, Calcutta was choking on
On January 25, 2011, the Government of India under then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that henceforth, this day would be observed as National Voters’ Day every year, primarily in order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process of the
“His romantic saga, coupled with his defiant nationalism, has made Bose a near-mythic figure, not only in his native Bengal, but across India.” So say authors Barbara and Thomas Metcalf in their 2012 book ‘A Concise History of Modern India’, talking, of course, about Netaji
The year 2020 went down history as an epoch making one, a time that none can forget in a hurry or erase from memory. Like its predecessor 2020 started with a bang. Everything was planned on a grand scale with its usual quota of fanfare
Accidents on roads leading to deaths and injuries are a global phenomenon of immense proportions. Of all the systems that people have to deal with on a daily basis, road transport is the most complex and the most dangerous. In recent years, some important and
India has recorded more than 1.03 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1.49 lakh coronavirus-related deaths so far. A fresh wave of the infected, possibly bearing the new strain of the virus, have made their way into the country from the UK. As of this morning,
GetBengal had reported about Kolkata’s Roll Kaku Pathikrit Saha, two years ago. And now this food delivery man who has been the favourite Roll Kaku of several street children has successfully set up Helpp, an NGO whose efforts have been finally recognized by food safety
The vast expanse of New Town and the seemingly endless – and endlessly cyclical for those who do not live there – grid system of roads and roundabouts of Salt Lake have graduated from being far flung satellite townships to an accepted part of greater