She is only 10 years old and yet this young girl of a Hooghly electrician has made India proud. 10-year-old Srija Saha from Hooghly has won the Asian Championship Yoga Medal at South Korea. She is a class IV student of Kashishwari Pathshala of Chandannagar.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award goes to the youngest scientist from Bengal and yes she has created history. Neena Gupta from Kolkata who is also working in Kolkata happens to be the youngest to receive the prestigious Bhatnagar Award. She is not even 35 years of
There is some great news for scientists from Bengal. Out of 12 scientists to get the prestigious Bhatnagar Awards this year, 5 are from Bengal. The Bhatnagar Awards are given to exceptional work in Science and Technology in seven different fields of innovation and carries
Supriya Roy is a great story-teller and retired teacher of Modern High School. She is also the great grand daughter-in-law of Sarala Ray and grand-niece of Jagadish Chandra Bose Certain letters written by stalwarts like Rabindranath Tagore, Max Mueller and Brajendranath Seal bring out the reason
Students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) recently created a feat by discovering a low cost self-testing device that will help anyone to detect breast cancer at an early stage. The process of commercialisation of the device has already started and it will reach the
Among the 20 cities worldwide to be worst affected by the global climate change in the decades to come, Kolkata unfortunately tops the list. As per yesterday’s UN Climate Change Report made by the UN body looking into impacts of global climate change, Kolkata is
While the larger part of Bengal preens herself in preparation for one of the biggest festivals of the world, the Santhal community mourns the entire period during Durga puja. Sounds strange? Wait till you hear why. Away from the extravagance and glamour of Kolkata and the
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a brave man, not just in his ideologies, but even in implementing those and persuading the British to formulate laws in favour of the women of India. He had repeatedly protested atrocities against child widows and tried stopping child marriages. However,
She comes from a family that has hardly ever read newspapers. When she was born, her parents were told by her grandparents that being the only daughter, she will soon be married off and hence either they produce a son or adopt a son who
At times celebrations bring strong messages through simple acts. This time it is the bridging of a Hindu-Muslim divide. And now an MLA from Murshidabad, Bonu Khan, who is a Muslim is crafting an idol of Maa Durga. From carving the eyes of Durga, alongside