Along, hard journey later, exhausted and battle-weary, we came to New York to stay. Finally, we could talk about our terrible, dark times with a few American friends and well-wishers. When they had become pointless to talk about. Those we spoke to were the ones
It was 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the Indian football team for the first time and probably for the last time got the fourth place finish, just a whiff short of a medal that could have created history and the man who captained India to this
As the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence was celebrated, the national flag was unfurled in distant Spain as long-distance swimmer Tahrina Nasrin crossed the Strait of Gibraltar successfully. Bengali swimmer Tahrina Nasrin is a happy soul now after fulfilling her long-cherished dream. Her journey was
Dr Partha Bandyopadhyay distributes leaflets at New York's Chinatown The lights on the towering Hewett and Manchester Residence Halls shine in the dark. A red beacon blinks atop the 27-floor dormitory Waterson Towers. The skies here are somehow too clear. Not a speck of dust anywhere.
Aurobindo Ghosh was an extremely meritorious student and topped most examinations he gave. Even his British teachers were in awe of the English language he used to write essays. In the following letter written to his father, Aurobindo speaks on how his examiner, the well-known
On August 28, East Bengal Club will take on ATK Mohun Bagan FC at Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (VYBC), or ‘Salt Lake Stadium’ as we call it. Those who mock the fever-pitch excitement of fans on both sides of the East Bengal-Mohun Bagan rivalry
A year passed as an exile. Classes all day, laboratory classes with undergrads twice a week, coming home to whatever meals I could rustle up. There was no telling what I would eat. The first semester, I would eat potato chips with rice. What else
ISRO has been launching satellites into space since decades and today Indian Space Research Organisation is a worldwide name even among the super powers for their scientific feats. But have you heard of school children developing their own satellites and launching them in space? Well,
He has not just made India proud at the Commonwealth Games, but has created history by becoming the first ever Squash player to win a medal for India at the Commonwealth Games. Saurav Ghosal, the boy from Kolkata, who completed his schooling from Alipore’s Lakshmipat
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