'I was nudged out of complacency when I came to know a cancer patient was suffering from inferiority complex and getting into depression, following hair loss due to chemotherapy. I promised myself I would make her smile again.' 'Jiya Mehta, a 16-year-old student of Kota,
Anadi Charan Nayek, is a seventy-three-year old,ex-school teacher of Mukundapur primary school. For years, he watched intently how students of Chandra High School under Manbazar Block 1 in Purulia,attended school tip-toeing on muddy, slushy paths during monsoon. The annual plight of students always depressed him
In a shocking move, the present BJP government of Assam wishes to replace the Mahatma Gandhi statue made by Ram Kinkar Baij, one of the finest sculptors from Santiniketan. They think the statue is distorted. The statue was sculpted by Baij, one of the finest
The devastating floods sweeping across many districts of West Bengal have caused tremendous damage including death and loss of property. The government is still under pressure to act fast as it is getting a lot of flak from various quarters. However, amid such a grim
On the 2nd of August, 2017, the Anglo-Indian students from all the Loreto schools, St. Anthony's, St. James' and a few other schools, came together to celebrate World Anglo Indian Day at St. James' Church on AJC Bose Road. We had a short but solemn
A class IX student of Malda has donated the entire sum of Rs 20,000 to her school for its development. Debolina Ghosh of Mothabari High School won the first position at a state level poetry writing competition. She had written a poem applauding the Kanyashree
Ace photographer Vivek Das has turned to a new assignment, one that he has never done before. He has converted a handful of mentally challenged women who used to wander on city streets or were abandoned, into models. It is indeed an achievement for the
With the festive season around the corner, the hills of Bengal should have been gearing up to entertain hordes of Bengali tourists, who flock for a view of the Kanchenjungha in September-October. The tourist footfall during this time last year was around 2.20 lakh and
A joint study on how to preserve the heritage of Rabindranath Tagore's abode in Santiniketan will soon be conducted by architecture students from IIT Kharagpur and School of Architecture and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A group of 6-8 students, at graduate and
With the quality of food served on Indian Railways going down every year, authorities have decided to go for a price rise and ensure quality food. Indian Railways also aims at increasing their own revenue in the process. A high-level committee has asked for a