This might seem like a scene from a horror movie. Presence of ghosts in the strong room of the East Burdwan Poll Centre! Scared? Yes, agents of all political parties are having a creepy experience. At times melodious tunes from a harmonium flows by, at
Bengali is a language so rich and profound that people in every corner of the world want to embrace it. There is an inexplicable sense of belonging that draws people to this language. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the American politician who also serves as the youngest member
Underprivileged children who hardly get to enroll in well-known tutorials where parents have to cough up lakhs, have a demi-God in Subhash Chandra Kundu of Basirhat. Kundu who was once upon a time drawn towards the Naxal Movement, has over the years dedicated his life
Whether recluse sadhu Gumnami Baba was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose or not is an old mystery that have been spoken of in various literature. But here is a new twist to the old tale. World- renowned handwriting expert Carl Baggett has proved the letters written
Ever imagined winning an essay competition and receiving a scholarship from NASA? Seems like a distant dream? Ankan Chakraborty, a student of a Balurghat school turned this distant dream into reality after receiving a scholarship from NASA as a reward for winning an essay competition.
The human spirit is an ability and courage which no form of disability can take away. The world referred to him as a special child. Kritiman Dasgupta is a differently-abled child, who truly proved that he is special after securing 92 percent in CBSE tenth
‘If only Rabindranath Tagore had gone to Lalbazar, the police headquarters would have been honoured and blessed by his presence. Yet, come to think of it, isn’t it best that Tagore wasn’t eventually dragged to the court as a witness? Imagine how dreadful it would
Though it is tough to sustain a business without proper market linkages, women in some villages of Bengal have proved one can succeed in earning a livelihood through self help groups. And not just that, they have developed a sustainable business model too. Mamata Nadu
The oldest seismograph of India lies at Shibpur Engineering College, away from the public eye. The first earthquake measurement system was built by Victor Hugo Benioff and considered an original Benioff seismograph meter. Surprisingly it was buried in a building which now serves as a
I was not on the look-out for Glenarys, a place where tourists flock when in Darjeeling. Rather, I walked down the serene mountainous path meandering towards Raj Bhavan, across Bhanu Bhavan and the old church to reach a quaint café to stimulate my senses. The