I distinctly remember about 5-6 years ago, my husband had suddenly entered a fish stall in a well-known city supermarket looking for some wonderfully wrapped fish slices and Ilish. I was a bit taken aback, for all my life I was the one shopping for
COVID-19 has not just killed and made people fall sick, it has given rise to a plethora of other grave problems from financial, educational and to health issues of non-COVID population who might be having some ailment or the other. Take for example Thalessaemia patients
Here is that rare letter written by Rabindranath Tagore to Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy of India protesting against the terrible human rights violation when General Dyer ordered his British Army to fire on innocent unarmed civilians who had gathered for a peaceful protest. Tagore had
The tribal villages of West Bengal, including those in Purulia, West Midnapore, Bankura, Jhargram and Birbhum have taken up several measures themselves to stop the deadly Corona Virus from entering their villages. Villagers have voluntarily initiated measures of social distancing and isolation to fight the
Darjeeling’s Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) has launched a ‘21 Day Big Boss Indoor Challenge’ with attractive prizes for winners to motivate people to stay at home during the nationwide lockdown amidst Corona virus scare. The HMI is offering an innovative online challenge to both HMI
Born and brought up in Bengal, Pratyush Nag presently resides in Florida, USA. The first reaction of Americans to the Coronavirus scare was to buy toilet paper! And to buy plenty of it. No one could understand why! For those of us with Asian origins, we
From feeding the poor and needy to reaching out essentials to apartment residents, the state administration is at its super best. Now comes the problem of migrant workers leaving their workplace moving towards their native villages. When we see this mass exodus affecting the whole
Let’s stand by the Indian and state government in this hour of crisis and donate to help the gov-ernments fight the Corona menace that seems to be spiraling everyday. As many superstars and players and industrialists are donating to both the Prime Minister and Chief
Darjeeling’s Glenary’s is all about romanticising the Queen of the Hills. A coffee cup in hand, some hot scones on the plate and the mighty Mt Kanchenjungha in the background! But now you witness a different face of this iconic eatery of the Hills. It
The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, today declared a mega finance package to help the poor of India. This package is for all states and all respective card holders as given in the following categories. Let’s have a look: • PM Gareeb Kalyan Scheme will entail Rs