How does it feel when suddenly books and classes and teachers all go online and virtual? Online mode of imparting education has become the future learning instrument in the days of COVID19 pandemic, particularly in India, where it was not as popular as in the
“We stand in an unprecedented time, so does our youth, considered as the country’s future. With education evolving in the last few months and turning completely online, life has changed for many, especially the youth. Their lives now revolve around laptops, smart phones and computers,
Thousands and thousands of tattered books floating on muddy waters, devastated shop owners trying desperately to salvage whatever they could from the wreckage, an entire commercial ecosystem on the verge of ruin. These were the images Kolkata woke up to on the morning of May
Board Examination dates announced! Students rush to get hold of those fat ABTA question banks. Night oils burnt over those black and white pages having thousands of probable questions that might sail you through your board examination. Well, this is a picture that has been doing
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore always had a huge respect for libraries and had written several books and passages on the Responsibility of a Library as well as the Librarian. In one of the essay written by him in Bichitra Prabandha, that he wrote at an early
Gurudev always wished to make everyone conscious of the vital importance of trees by introducing Nature festivals like Brikkharopon, which is still celebrated on 22 Sravan, the day of Tagore’s passing. Everyone sings: Moribijoyer ketan udao shunne, hey probol praan (Let the victory flag symbolizing the conquering
A photograph of Rabindranath Tagore taken at the age of 40, shows him sitting under a large tree craving for solace in the midst of nature just as he was seeking the meaning of our existence. The Man-Nature interface is one of a Trinity in
Rabindranath Tagore always believed the source and the cause of all of philosophy and science, be it in the material or spiritual world, are one and the same. Schopenhauer has effectively discussed this fact in his book Principle of Sufficient Reason. Though he has identified
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nei91fXjlb4 Two years ago, Kolkata Police came up with a unique concept they called ‘Tejaswini’. The result: on May 19, 2018, a total of 156 women of every shape and size, and varying degrees of fitness, roughly ranging in age from 15 to 40, gathered at
Visva of Visva Bharati was the world, a world beyond the confines of a typical University structure. Rabindranath Tagore was not just a Nobel Laureate, he was an extraordinary institution builder and his thoughts always transcended international boundaries. For him the world was his home.