Aviation, rail, ships, currency, archaeology—Kolkata has museums dedicated to all of these. There are even multiple museums on science. The only thing missing was a space museum. That gap, too, has now been filled—not just for Kolkata, but for the entire country. The museum has been
In the year of 2020, Bengal received a news that Roger Penrose had won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on black holes. The world praised him.But very few know that his theory stood on the work of a Bengali scientist—Amal Raychaudhuri. Amal Raychaudhuri
If you ever find yourself on the other side of the Hooghly River, away from the incessant honks and commotion of Kolkata, you will find Shibpur, where a whole new world waits quietly for you - The Indian Botanical Garden. Spanning almost 270 acres, it is almost more
itness is a world where consistency, determination, discipline, and sacrifice play the most pivotal roles, but these qualities often don’t go with the restless, carefree spirit of teenage years. However, a 17-year-old girl from Howrah, West Bengal, has defied this stereotype by redefining what it means
Auniversity is never just a bunch of classrooms and labs, it is a feeling, which is stamped into the heart of any student who walks its grounds. Pride is a two-way street; students wear their university like a badge of honor and universities wear their
Once feared as a ruthless poacher who knew every hidden trail of the Sundarbans, Anil Mistry was the kind of man wildlife dreaded. He could slip into the mangroves with ease, his gun slung over his shoulder, and return with the spoils of the hunt. But
The sky has always called to a few restless souls—and Suman Dutta is one of them. While others saw boardrooms and spreadsheets, he saw galaxies and comets; while others chased deadlines, he chased the light of distant stars. Swapping the hum of corporate life for the quiet of open
Feeding millions is no ordinary task, but Bengal’s farmers have done just that. This year, they harvested a staggering 25.653 million metric tonnes of paddy—the highest in the state’s history. Behind this milestone lies not just statistics, but countless hours of toil under the sun, resilience in
At a busy tea stall in North Kolkata, a group of strays nap lazily in the shade. One of them, a caramel-coated dog with gentle eyes, stretches and ambles towards a man sipping tea. Instead of shooing him away, the man tears off a piece of biscuit and
Fifty years ago, they were just students under the shade of Bakultala — laughing, dreaming, and shaping ideas. Today, as proud alumni of IIEST Shibpur, the 1975 batch has come together to gift Rs. 20 lakh for Bakultala’s beautification and the creation of smart classrooms. 50 years