Piyali Basak is a gritty young lady, a brave woman with determination writ large on her counte-nance. This mountaineer from Chandernagore has several exploits under her belt. In moun-taineering parlance, those who climb peaks above 8,000m are accorded special stature and are called ‘eight-thousander’. Basak
“What happens if you take a rich magistrate’s son and make him learn in a village school sitting beside sons of servants and fishermen? He’ll hear tales of birds and animals that make him curious about Nature. And that will make him one of India’s
Special Guest of Honor, Tarun Kundu felicitated by the participants World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month was selected
He’ aaoa Iswar Jagat tangam noung Jagat rajya hasanichang Toa nangmoun jaonyanlaoa Uyon pelem ninga Pap kamang soun Taliyan agyenni soun Ta sayan jambo boko soun These words will undoubtedly be unfamiliar to most of us. But they are relevant to the International Day of Forests, observed every year on this day since
Old Calcutta has been the city of many ‘firsts.’ From science and technology to literature and revolution, the old city was witness to several milestones. The year was 1822 when the first Native Medical Institution was established in Calcutta and Dr Madhushudan Goopta, a Bengali
TThe photograph has grown fuzzy with age, but the smiles of the confident young women are hard to ignore. Published in Bengali daily Jugantar on November 6, 1968, the photograph shows a group of 11 Bengali women who had returned to Kolkata from mountaineering training
When the COVID graph in the city peaked in March 2020, it was a grim scene everywhere. Maintaining social distancing was found to be one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and people resorted to social distancing measures zealously. But
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” — Napoleon Hill. “The struggle that you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t give up," is a motto that 21-year-old Raja Burman believes and follows. This young lad from New Jalpaiguri’s
Recovering Key Species for Ecosystem Restoration. This slightly ponderous phrase sums up the theme for the 2022 edition of World Wildlife Day, which has been observed on March 3 every year since 2013, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on International Trade
Higher education. For most of us, the passport to a better life. And yet, many students, particularly those from low-income families, often face a funds crisis as they pursue their chosen course of study. To address this crucial issue, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched the