Today a historic verdict of Supreme Court will script a new chapter for India, just like it did on Babri Masjid Demolition Day. But what many of us in Bengal are not aware is our very own ‘Manuda’, famous legal eagle Siddhartha Shankar Ray had
Just weeks back Bahalnagar village of Murshidabad was filled with cries and wails as families of migrant labourers who had been in Kashmir to work during the apple picking season returned home in coffins. Yes, they were gunned down by terrorists for being non-Kashmiris. As
“We consider ourselves free spirits, but our words remain unfree. Women are late comers to writing and unwelcome ---” that’s what Nabaneeta Dev Sen said in her keynote speech at the National Colloquium of women writers held in Hyderabad. She was a student of Gokhale
Students of Kolkata created a Guinness World Record yesterday by assembling the largest spectroscope of the world in just 45 minutes during the 5th India International Science Festival 2019. What is even more is that 1,598 students participated in making this spectroscope and they all
If you were sympathising with residents and friends in Delhi NCR for wearing masks to combat air pollution, then think twice. Because if you are living in Kolkata then soon you will have to wear masks. Atleast today’s AQI reports which measures the Air Quality
Has provincial preferences infiltrated All India Examinations too? Should we protest? Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2020 has a twist in the tale. Not for the questions asked to aspiring Engineers and Doctors across the nation, but in its language choice. For all students who filled up
Santiniketan’s Poush Mela is almost like an annual ritual for all Bengalis across the globe when people from different parts of the world descend on Santiniketan to participate in one of the most vibrant fairs started by Rabindranath Tagore. However, this year there was a
In a quiet locality of South Dinajpur used to stand a huge waterbody covering almost 87 acres, that locals called Ban Rajar Dighi. Later it was renamed as Tapan Dighi. However, over the years due to complete apathy the waterbody had almost dried up and
If the constant haze over Delhi-NCR that has forced schools to shut down and people to wear masks, Kolkata is not far behind. Other than the rising level of pollutants in air, another silent devil is gradually rising its head in the backyard --- just
If you knew the lawyer, orator, freedom fighter and the most generous man of Bengal, Chittaranjan Das through his aura of an aristocrat, the delve into that unknown aspect of the great man. What? Well, he had even tried poetry. Incidentally he was quite a