A dingy cell of British India’s notorious prison, where revolutionaries were treated like dogs, a burly British police officer using clippers to just uproot the nails of a man, tied to a chair. The man in question sits steady, without even a flicker of his
When recent news of poachers killing rhinos in North Bengal’s sanctuary, hits the headlines, one wonders how the greed of human recklessly will destroy the wildlife of the world. Be it the poachers of North Bengal, Nepal, Assam killing rhinos for money, or the educated
These days the plight of farmers across the country is enormous. Due to bumper productions of vegetables like potato, onion etc, farmers are not getting their due price and even many are attempting suicide. Keeping in mind the interests of Bengal’s farmers, this new year,
Diptarka Ghosh is a nature enthusiast and a Zoology research scholar with Zoological Survey of India When you pass the Southern Avenue, the lush and green lanes, you often get to see the branches of huge trees spilling over the shady nooks. For it is here
Today will be no ordinary day for the ordinary citizen of Bengal. For no matter, how hard Bengal government tries to keep the state normal and everything moving, there will be elements on the streets that will try to make life difficult for the common
It was during the Left Front rule, that Bengal saw English language being scrapped from primary education in government sponsored schools. This decision had affected generations in a negative way and many students, despite being meritorious found it difficult to get good jobs because they
Come winter and every year a particular news, hits the headlines – how country liquor or cholai has not just ruined the lives of youngsters and old alike in rural areas, but even caused death due to consumption of spurious liquor. Despite awareness programmes by
Property mutation is a process that is imperative when it comes to legal transactions of property. Without mutation of the property, the owner is unable to get the revenue records in his name. But the whole process seemed to be tedious and tiresome to pursue
As we step into the New Year we vow to make changes in order to better ourselves and our lives. Whether it’s losing weight, quitting bad habits, making time for a hobby or even taking on more responsibility at work, there are a slew of
Lodha and Sabar tribes of Bengal are primitive tribal communities residing far away from the light of civilization since centuries. However, with the depletion of forest wealth, they are facing a nutritional crisis as they were dependent primarily on food they got from forests. Hence,