Way back in the 1960s, Satyajit Ray’s debut sci-fi short story, ‘The Alien’ was published. It is alleged that the script for Steven Spielberg’s film E.T. was based on the script for The Alien that Ray had sent to the film's producers in the late
Of late, both print and audio visual media have been rife with the ‘Maharaja’ of Kolkata’ aka the ‘King of the Off-side’ Sourav Ganguly ‘Dada’ beckoning the football-crazy nation to join him as the cult theme song, ‘Come on India, Let’s football…’ plays in the
Over the last decade or so, the rural women of Bengal, especially those living in the tribal belt, have silently contributed to the Go Green and Plastic Free revolution by making Sal leave baskets, plates, cups, etc on a mass scale. However, recently the women
Arnold Schwarzenegger once remarked, “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.” One such woman was Asima Chatterjee, an Indian chemist and pharmacologist who led by example throughout her lifetime. She was one of the pioneers of Indian science. Born in Kolkata on
Hardly did I imagine while taking a cab from Durgapur, that my quest to explore Bengal’s traditional paddy would end up in a quaint mud hut, tucked amidst serene fields, with walls depicting a passionate tale of a farmer’s son, who left his home to
If mangoes of summer are rightly attributed as the ‘King of Fruits,’ Bengal’s Jackfruit is not far behind. In many fairytales of our childhood we often read how even a jackal comes running at the smell of this huge fruit as it ripens. True, the
The date was May 29, 1918. A ship loaded with Indian troops from World War I anchored at the port of Bombay and with it arrived the infamous influenza virus, also known as the Spanish Flu that created another pandemic just 100 years ago. Soon,
After Cyclone Amphan, Kolkata lost a massive portion of its greenery, and over 15,000 big trees were uprooted, according to official records. This sparked a big question that is could the city ever recover from such a loss? For the last four and a half years,
Cristiano Ronaldo or CR7 is ‘The Ultimate’ in sports when it comes to fitness and wellbeing. If there is any player with super-human ability, it is Ronaldo. The powerfully-built 6ft 2in forward remains one of the most physically dominant players in the world – lightning-quick, one
As soon as the sun rises high in the sky, everything around feels like it’s burning. Summer holidays in schools and colleges are still some time away. But the weather department has already issued a heatwave alert across Bengal! Temperatures are expected to cross 40