The ever argumentative Bengalis love controversies and even their rachis are testimony to the same. Whole-sale Rakhi Bazars of districts and Kolkata re now selling Modi Rakhis and Didi Rakhis. Though Rakhi is primarily a sister-brother festival where usually cartoon rakhis, flower rakhis or simple
If we are today looking at state-of-the art bio-toilets on trains, we can recall the name of one Bengali, who thought for the first time how to build toilet facilities on long distance trains. Akhilchandra Sen was far ahead of his times and had brought
Teachers at BC Roy Engineering College of Durgapur are excited as 11 of their students from the Mechanical Engineering Department have made them proud. They have invented a low cost solar energy operated pump that will not only help to draw groundwater for various tubewells
Sacrifice! A word that has many meanings. From sacrificing lives of animals and even humans once upon a time to appease Gods to sacrificing one’s self for the upliftment of the soul. Various world literature has also come up with these stories from time to
Since childhood, almost all Bengali homes have been acquainted with that famous song: ‘Ekbar bidaye de maa ghure ashi’ where Khudiram is smilingly accepting his death, to be hanged by the British. And yes, this youth from Bengal was fighting for his motherland. He was the
She looks frail in her semi-tattered clothes. But the minute she starts singing, you stop on your tracks. How can a beggar woman without any formal grooming in music sing so well! She starts belting out one Lata Mangeshkar number after another and the minute
Remember that Bengali ayurvedic chain known as Sadhana Oushadhalaya? Other than some rickety signboards in some parts of Central and North Kolkata, this earliest Ayurvedic medicine chain founded by a Bengali entrepreneur has gone into oblivion. Jogesh Chandra Ghosh, the man behind the brand had
Students of Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College have joined hands with the district health department to launch a tobacco free campus. With sustained campaign and awareness programmes, the students have successfully achieved the use of any form of tobacco products --- from cigarettes to gutka. This
Recently there has been a sudden rise in suicide cases among college students of Bengal. With the new academic session just started such cases of brilliant students ending their lives is quite alarming. From the meritorious Physics (Hons) student of St Xavier’s College who thought
It is no secret that Sushmita Sen is seriously dating model Rohman Shawl and since last year they have been seen on social media and on vacations in pretty intimate shots. From exotic vacations to romantic date nights to power yoga sessions, Sushmita and Rohman