Abhishek Mukherjee is one of the hidden gems of Bengal’s sports arena. His tale is an inspiring one. From a ball boy at Kolkata’s South Club to being the chair umpire of major grand slams of the world, from Wimbledon to US Open, Mukherjee has
Thirteen bloodied bodies lay on Kolkata’s busy intersection in broad daylight, shot not in the British era, but on the fateful day of 21st July 1993. Bengal could never forget that day, which literally changed the fate of Bengal politics and brought to the forefront
Bengal’s favourite fish Hilsa seems to be in danger. The number of full grown Hilsa in markets seems to have gone down drastically, as the fish is being caught young. There is a 60-day period from April 15 to June 14, where there is a
He is not even 2 years old. At this age usually a baby learns to walk and talk sentences. But Mayukh Burman of North Dinajpur is a complete exception. Better to say a child prodigy who can fluently reply to questions on countries, states, capitals
Khoka bolillo: ‘Hai re ponkhiraj, tomar din giyachhe. Ekhon katto gari, ki tader goti…ek nimeshei huuushhhh..’ Ponkhiraj hasia bolillo: ‘Na go khoka, ami jekhane chhilam sei khanei achhi.’ Khoka bolillo: ‘Kothay?’ Ponkhiraj bolillo: ‘Keno..tomar mone’…. That’s what famous Bengali author Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay wrote, one whose short stories had
For the increasing number of kidney ailment patients in the city and country, here is some good news. The cost involved in kidney transplantation is huge and at times one has to wait for donor kidneys to match for years. But now they might use
He did not get two square meals in his childhood. Born into abject poverty, he worked as a coolie at Sealdah station to earn a living. But Baduria’s Harun Mondal, who hails from Chandipur village has proved once again that if you work with conviction
Aronyatesh Ganguly is all of 8 years old and was diagnosed with leukaemia in April 2016. He underwent treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital and was declared cancer free in December 2018. And last week at the World Children’s Winners Game at Moscow he bagged the
This was a referral hospital during World War II serving Allied forces. It is the Burlington Hospital of Asansol, that had so long been hidden in obscurity. On its 150th anniversary celebrations, this hospital has been brought back to its past glory and restored. The
Plastic has turned into a menace. From land pollution to the depths of the oceans, plastic is found everywhere. Until now, whenever we went to buy saplings, they were given in polythene packets. So, the Forest Department of Siliguri has now made a unique effort