"Run for Tribals", a marathon organised by Kushal Educational Foundation, Ayodhya Hilltop, Purulia Purulia's Ayodhya Hills is an amazingly serene place. Nestled in the heart of nature, this off-grid gem boasts breathtaking views of the vast undulating landscape and nothing is comparable to the tranquil charm
Biker duo Madhuritu and Arunav The sight of an injured stray dog's pleading eyes or the cruelty of boys kicking barn-born puppies reveals the regular abuse animals endure. From urban poisoning to rural cockfights, humans continue to inflict harm, despite legal consequences. The challenge persists: when
Ai Yugo is a 20-year-old who has come from Tokyo to Kolkata to study Bengali. He is currently a student of the Foreign Studies department of Jadavpur University. Not just Bengali language, Yugo is studying Rabindrasangeet to be more specific. I met this shy and
If Jallianwallah Bagh massacre was General Dyer’s inhuman blot in the history of British India, the macabre incidents of torture that took place within a college campus by the notorious Charles Tegart went pretty unnoticed. But the can of worms seem to spill off as
Bhakta Toto pioneers the first Toto dictionary, ‘Toto Shabdo Sangraha’ or ‘Collection of Toto Words’ TThe illusive paintings on the rocks of Bhimbetka, the mellowed signs of Harappa or even the gorgeous frescos lighting up the dark caves of Ajanta has a bond of existence –
Winters become vibrant with the arrival of colourful vegetables in the Bengal markets. Carrots, beans, cauliflower, beetroot, and broccoli brighten up the plates of every Bengali household. Though not a game-changer in terms of taste, broccoli is a rich source of vitamins C and K.
The very fragrance of Govindobhog is to die for. It was a washout monsoon day in Kolkata with the streets flooded and most people bound home, schools declaring a rainy day, others working indoor. A specific aroma was sifting from the kitchen on such a cool
Nabanita Mandal, a resident of East Midnapore was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 when she was only 17 years old. It was the deadly Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a kind of Haematological Cancer. It seemed the world had come to an end even before it bloomed. But
Gangasagar Mela, Gangasagar, West Bengal The depth of the sunrise could not be fathomed across the vast horizon of the river mouth where only throngs of black and white heads can be seen along with a flush of occasional saffron robes, swaying in the chilling wind
When Army Day is celebrated every year across the country on 15 January to commemorate Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa taking over as Indian Army’s first Commander-in-Chief from General Sir Francis Butcher (the last British Commander-in-Chief of India) in 1949, it marks a new chapter