We have so long heard of Monica Batra, India’s reigning queen of Table Tennis. But the Commonwealth Table Tennis saw a new rising star, Bengal’s Aihika Mukherjee who went on to become the first Indian woman to win a gold in singles event. The games
Are you looking for a government job? Utkarsh Bangla, is a state government programme which is here to convert your dream into reality. The state government will soon be appointing people in their multiple vacant posts on the basis of a one-year contract. However, this
It was in 2008 that Moumita was reading about India’s first lunar probe, Chandrayaan 1, sitting in her hometown, Kolkata. This was a news that had indeed inspired her as she wanted to be a part of such missions someday. Today, Moumita Dutta is a
Remember the Birdman of India, Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, popularly known as Salim Ali? Well, Bengal’s Krishnanagar has its own Salim Ali, in 82-year-old Amaresh Kumar Mitra. Mitra is a trader who deals in eggs of various birds and even exotic ones and has no
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Q0DIbQvkA 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