On the evening of August 9, 2009, in front of a packed house at Rabindra Sadan auditorium, Jogesh Dutta finished his act titled ‘The Thief’, came out onto the stage, laid down his wig and costume on the floor, and took his last bow. True
The US President Joe Biden appointed Bankura’s daughter, Sohini Chatterjee at the US Department of State as Senior Policy Advisor to the US Ambassador to the United Nations. This was a proud moment not only for India but also for the residents of Bengal’s Sonamukhi. Sohini’s
The state Assembly elections are knocking at the door and all political party heads are busy finalizing their manifestos before launching their aggressive tirade. Like all earlier polls, each party is busy making a list of promises, gearing up to sell ‘dreams’ and a ‘clean’
We do a lot of ‘ooh and aah,’ hurling praises when European heads of states ride a bicycle to the Parliament or even Delhi-based politicians ride E-autos. But when it comes to our own home-grown West Bengal Chief Minister, we launch a scathing attack of
Back in 1985, American child psychiatrist Richard Gardner came up with a term to describe extreme but seemingly unreasonable fear, disrespect or hostility displayed towards one parent by a child (or children), influenced by the other parent, particularly in cases where the parents were estranged.
On February 18, Eco Park played host to a somewhat unusual two-hour workshop -- on the local floral species and birds residing at the park, organised by Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS), a conservation NGO founded in 1991. The event was attended by West Bengal
You can call them ‘Pad Crusaders’ or ‘Pad Revolutionaries’. Unravelling the truth behind men-struation in remote Bengal, creating awareness about reproduction and menstruation, hygiene and environmental concerns connected with disposal of sanitary pads to distributing free sanitary pads, that’s what they do. There is an
There is a very interesting history about the Ashes series. Cricket buffs never tire of having a good laugh at the expense of two countries – England and Australia. It all started in 1882 when the Australian team won the first Test against England by
Nityananda Janavani Community Radio Station is an initiative by MANT (Manbhum Ananda Ashram Nityananda Trust) and is primarily run by the locals, who are mainly from the Santhal community in Bengal. The Radio station caters to almost 250 villages spread across Puncha and Manbazar-I blocks
“My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The year was 1995. The authorities at Kolkata’s Taratala-based Marine Engineering Research Institute (MERI) were in a quandary. Eighteen-year-old Sonali Banerjee