“We cannot afford to get married right now. There should not be any problem if we postpone the date of marriage. Right now, protecting my motherland is far more important. Do you agree?” Rajesh Gope of Purulia was supposed to come all the way to
She turned a household name with the popular television series Gaaner Opaare. She was our favourite Pupe on a musical journey with Bohemian Gora. As their love flourished in the backdrop of reinventing Rabindrasangeet, actress Mimi Chakraborty also spread her wings as an actress and
Angshuman Majumdar, a native of Jalpaiguri is motivating and empowering the youth of his homeland to get drawn to the love of the soil and use it in a productive way. Most of them were earlier leaving their homes and going off to Delhi or
Over last few elections, the Election Commission has observed a mark decline in the number of urban voters. The reason contributed to it is manifold. Some believe urban voters are fed up and frustrated with all political parties and hence hardly go to the booths
Kolkata and Bengal has seen many new changes in the last one decade. Not just in the variety of parks and beautification projects that have turned the urbanscape vibrant, but also in the thematic concept of cities and towns, to make them more modern and
Atreyi is an ancient river which has its origin in Siliguri, near Baikuntha Forest and flows through the Dinajpur District. This river even finds mention in Mahabharata. If Teesta river is famous for Berolish fish, Atreyi deserves a special mention when it comes to Raikher
Times have changed but to our dismay many age-old rituals that reflect social patriarchy have remained unchanged. During the Vedic period, girls were married off even before they reached puberty. This was the time when a ritual like ‘Kanyadaan’ was introduced where a female child
Jalpaiguri is showing a new way to combat the menace of country liquor that keep on taking lives of people, most of whom are poor and addicted. Jalpaiguri District Superintendent of Police and his officers wanted to save the tea garden workers from the ordeal
He was the first person to receive a doctorate degree for researching on flags, revolving around the history of 422 flags, including national flags of various countries, religious and political flags too. A former railway staff and resident of Gopalpur in Asansol, Kalishankar Bhattacharya was
I have often wondered standing infront of the Shivlinga in our family temple, why does it have such a shape and why with the utmost religious fervor devotees keep pouring tons of milk on this ‘Linga.’ For any of you who have been to a