He was probably one of the earliest reformists of India, in a patriarchal society, where he preached and practiced female literacy and much more. But how many of us have even heard of Durga Mohan Das and his pioneering contribution to eradicate social evils and
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars
This is a story of hope and undaunted courage. Losing a son to death for a mother, is probably the worst nightmare that can descend on us. While some succumb to it, some take it as a life changing lesson. Just like Shimanti Das did.
I have always loved the colour red, for it has signified the hue of blood or a dying sun in the horizon. But whenever I saw a red flag fluttering on any factory top, I feared and dreaded, may be another industry is on its
Supriya Roy is an academician and ex-teacher of Modern High School. She is also a prolific writer and researcher While talking about inheritance, humans always tend to associate property and other material pleasures. Little do we realize that we inherit principles, ideologies, working capacity and a
Just imagine gorging on Didi jhalmuri or even savouring Modi Rosogolla. How about having a bite of a Sandesh laced with your favourite party logo on it? Well, if Kolkata has witnessed football fever on its famous sweets, this time poll mania seems to have
Children of today are more environmentally conscious and aware than we were decades ago. They are not reluctant to try and save the world from the clutches of any ongoing turbulence. If you happen to pay a visit to Ayodhya in this scorching heat, you
The Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute brings in pride by being the only institute from Bengal to bag the highest score A+++ in the recent evaluation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This was the first time in history that NAAC assessed
An embryo of eight months was found in the stomach of a baby of one year and eight months recently. Burdwan Medical College Hospital came across this rare case and took out the foetus, thus saving the baby through a complex surgery procedure. Dr Narendranath Mukherjee
This Poila Baisakh morning was different for residents of Dumdum Lok Sabha Constituency. They were greeted by various political parties on the morning of Paila Baishakh through greeting cards! Yes, those very cards that we have forgotten today in an age of whatsapp messages and