The state government is putting special emphasis on Alchiki script of Santhali language. Now Alchiki has been introduced in primary education and teachers have been recruited to teach students in this language. Two teachers of Santhali language will be appointed in each of the 145
These days kindness seem to be a rarity. Caught in the web of life, we have lost the ability to empathize and feel for others. But still there are exceptions. Partha Chowdhury of South Kolkata, is a toto driver whose kindness and selflessness enables us
It was in Malda of Bengal a couple of years ago that children were found dying from a brain swelling that doctors thought were related to consuming litchis. Litchis maybe a popular summer fruit, but this year again more than 100 children have died consuming
A lot has been said and written about Kolkata and its very own dada, Sourav Ganguly. The madness and love of the Bengali community for Dada has always been unconditional. He belongs to us and he is our ‘cricket’ man. But what about MS Dhoni?
There are many who have a wrong perception that none of the doctors, junior and senior are working in any of the government hospitals, as a result of which people are dying, pregnant mothers are returning home without delivering children! However, the scene is completely
Murshidabad Medical College today scripted a different history, where the true human face of a doctor again came up. Dr Sandip Ghosh donated blood while on strike to save a dying patient Dilshan Bibi. Such acts of blood donation by doctors is not new. Dilshan
Remember Pagla Dashu? One of Sukumar Ray’s most endearing and favourite characters that almost turned a house-hold comical feature. Pagla Dashu was popular among children for his crazy ideas and inexplicable acts which carried subtle yet hard hitting satire, reflecting a plethora of issues. This
If you get down at Kalna station and utter his name, none of the toto drivers will ask for money. When you enter his locality and try to locate his house, his neighbours will make sure that the guests of their beloved ‘daktaar babu’ face
Janak is a 8-year-old boy who comes every month for blood transfusion to NRS. He is a patient of Thalessaemia. He will suffer if he doesn’t get blood at the right time. Yet the doors of NRS was closed today and he started crying before
Though we have grown up reading about Florence Nightingale, who became a cult figure due to her service for wounded soldiers, we hardly give that respect to nurses, who form the pillar of the care-giving community. They are not untrained caregivers like aayahs, rather they