The season is changing in Kolkata. We are at a pre-winter phase. Winter-exclusive things such as nolengur (date palm jaggery), koraishuti (peas), badminton matches, picnics and many more make the season wholesome. Longer nights and shorter days, morning walks and many such routine activities beckon
“If you invest your time, talent, and resources, orphans around the world can have much happier and healthier lives. (Beau Sides) Orphans who have lost their parents or have been abandoned by their parents and to fend for themselves are truly among the most vulnerable in
The first solar dome in India is now open for public viewing in Bengal’s Silicon Valley, Eco Park, New Town, Kolkata. This project has been jointly executed by HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd) and WBSEDCL (West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company). Only
“In this image-driven age, wildlife filmmakers carry a heavy responsibility. They can influence how we think and behave when we’re in nature. They can even influence how we raise our kids, how we vote and volunteer in our communities, as well as the future of
Sarail is a subdivision of Brahmanbaria district in modern day Bangladesh. Historically, it was the domain of Isa Khan, a Muslim Rajput zamindar who was one of the renowned Baro Bhuiyans (twelve landlords) of 16th-century Bengal. Throughout his reign, he resisted repeated invasions by the
With cyclone season still upon us, we should perhaps be thankful that neither West Bengal nor Bangladesh seem to have attracted a major cyclone thus far this year. However, with no guarantee of when the next one may strike, we thought it a good time
According to archived Project Tiger data, between 1989 and 1997, the Royal Bengal Tiger count at Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) averaged around 30, with 32 tigers counted in 1997. And then came a prolonged period of nothing, as the tiger all but disappeared from BTR,
“He was like a child. He seemed to understand everything.” Those were the words of a forest official bidding a last teary goodbye to Raja. But who is Raja? He was the oldest surviving tiger in captivity. At the age of 26 he died leaving
No other metropolitan city in India can claim of having a biodiversity register. But our very own Kolkata can now boast of being the first major metropolitan city of India to have prepared a detailed register of biodiversity. It was unveiled recently by the city
Myriad birds created a live musical rhapsody every time someone knocked at Ajoy Home’s house. His house was an aviary of sorts where birds chirped merrily all day long. It was a common sight for any visitor to encounter him engrossed in his volume of