Since long Bengalis have been busy talking to each other in English to prove their intellectual superiority rather than in Bengali, a language that has produced some of the best literary works of the world. Now with the Central Government continuously trying to push Hindi
Dr Robin Sengupta, the torchbearer of the world-class Institute of Neurosciences in Kolkata is one of the top 10 neurosurgeons of the world. After his stint with major hospitals of the world, he has returned to his roots, to Bengal to share his expertise and
She was then just a student of Class V when she was diagnosed with the deadly cancer. Anjali’s parents were taken aback when they got to know from doctors that to save their daughter;s life, her left leg needs amputation. By then Anjali Roy of
A large -mango orchard stands in one corner of Burdwan town, known as Sati Maath (the field of the Sati). This was a field where hundreds of wives from as young as ten years to thirty years were thrown on the funeral pyre of their
IIT Kharagpur has again proved its worth and has got the rare honour of ‘Institute of Eminence’ tag that is given to a handful of universities of the country. The HRD Ministry of India made this announcement on Teacher’s Day. Other than IIT Kharagpur, Benaras
The flowing Ichhamati always had a romantic appeal. No wonder it has featured in many iconic movies, literature and even played a crucial role in uniting the two sides of Bengal. But that very river was dying, a slow and painful death and when India
Rabindranath Tagore held Sukumar Ray in high esteem and that’s because he realized this was a talent not to be found easily. The two met at Pearson’s house in Hampstead. In a letter to his sister Punyalata Chakraborty, Sukumar Ray wrote of this meeting. ‘Day before
On Monday the state government set up a counter terrorism unit known as Special Task Force or STF, that will be headquartered in Kolkata. The STF will deal in offences related to terrorism, FICN, arms, narcotics, explosives and even money laundering and sedition. Ajay Kumar Nand
His father is a poor farmer of a lesser known village of Birbhum. His elder brother is a school teacher and younger brother despite being MA Bed helps his father in farming. And the middle brother Bijay Kumar Dai makes the whole nation proud as
Muharram is all about self-penance and bloodshed. But with blood being one of the most precious part of human life with many blood banks going dry and many places suffering a scarcity of blood, the Muharram committees in Aushgram have decided to celebrate it in