The depths of India’s relations with the Netherlands often remain unnoticed in modern times by people of both countries. From the sixteenth century to the earlier part of the nineteenth, however, there had been much exchange that had far-reaching impact on shaping the economies and
Bali-Amlameti Island is one of the remotest islands of Sundarbans near Gosaba. It was a great experience to visit this island on being invited by Prasenjit Mandal, who runs a NGO named Sundarban Foundation there.This foundation works for the livelihood of Tiger widows and preventive
Renowned folk art author, archaeologist and historian, Tarapada Santra had a favourite take on the history of Rarh Bengal. He believed names of many villages end with ‘Ara’ meaning a dwelling place or area. Accordingly, those who settled in Howrah, probably belonged to the Hari
As he had promised in his correspondence with Emilie, wife of Netaji Subhash Bose, Sarat Bose resolved to go to Europe with wife Bivabati as soon as possible to meet Emilie and daughter Anita. Later, that year in the autumn of 1948, Sarat and Biva
Sunanda Bose is a social activist and has worked for decades on women education and rights. She also belongs to the erstwhile Taki Zamindar family In the twelfth century, King Ballal Sen of Bengal invited five Brahmins from Kanauj. Each of them was accompanied by a
With the number of road accidents increasing in the Rajarhat New Town area, thanks to the numerous stray cattle, primarily cows suddenly coming in front of speeding vehicles, the state government has decided to set up a cow shelter in New Town. The cow shelter
West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s admirable work in the rural sector has not gone unnoticed. In fact, the Union government has selected West Bengal’s rural development as the role model for the rest of the country. Recently, theUnion Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Rural
After the success of schemes such as Kanyashree and Banglar Bari, Bengal government has launched a new scheme to make women of Sundarbans self-sufficient. The Sundarini Scheme will help women of this region sell their local products directly to competitive markets. This is also a
After Kolkata’s Indian Statistical Institute director Sanghamitra Bandopadhyay won the Infosys prize for computer science and cancer research, another Kolkata boy has made us proud! Ritabrata Munshi has won the 2017 Infosys Award in Mathematics for his contributions to the analytic aspects of number theory.
Arsenic toxicity is a great threat to human existence and in many parts of West Bengal, the situation is truly grim. Recently, a survey was conducted in 81 arsenic-infected residential clusters of Malda and it was found that out of those 81 clusters, 18 did