Rabindranath Tagore had once written ‘Chitto jetha bhoyshunnyo’ (Where the mind is without fear). The poem can be read as a list of prayers expressing the Nobel laureate’s vision of a free nation. Among many other wishes, he prays to the Almighty to awaken his
This is the story of an ordinary middle-class girl, who by her sheer grit, determination and indefatigable spirit, has transformed her life and become an inspiration for millions of girls. She is Manasi Mridha, a first-generation pink cab driver of Kolkata, who has been bypassing
The World Senior Citizen’s Day (WSCD) is celebrated every year on 21st of August to raise awareness about the issues that affect older adults and to support them throughout the ageing process. The day also recognizes and acknowledges the contributions of older people to the
They have proved that even in times of an infectious pandemic, they haven’t given up the humanity, kindness and sense of service. Priyanka Mitra and Priyam Dutta have been rescuing abandoned and sick people from the roads when rest of the neighbourhood are shunning them
There’s a saying that good deeds should be done with an intention, not for attention because a good deed dies when it is spoken about. And Arup Mukherjee believes this adage and follows it religiously. A constable in Kolkata Police’s South Traffic Guard, Arup Mukherjee
In these uncertain times, entrusting the self and the needs of the self on someone else seems a task, ridden with risqué choices and dangerous consequences. Therefore, depending on one but your own self has become something of an imperative. One must practice self-reliance in
Pratibha was a Bengali girl married to Avtar, a businessman of Punjab. They were childhood sweethearts. Pratibha was shocked when she realised that her father-in-law had deprived her sister-in-law from any property on his side and gave it all to her husband citing that she
Another feather on West Bengal Government’s e-initiatives. E-Samadhan, the online public grievance address system directly linked to The West Bengal CMO’s office has received the prestigious and highest Digital India Platinum Award from Skoch Foundation at the 66th Skoch Summit on Thursday in New Delhi.
July 26. The day that makes every Indian proud and will make for generations to come. It was on this day 21 years ago that the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil that had been occupied by Pakistani infiltrators. In the history
Tuesday, July 21, 2020.This is the 27th edition of the red-letter day that heralded a new beginning in the history of Bengal’s political change that culminated with the Singur-Nandigram movement. There are a few watershed political campaigns and movements which have changed the course of