Shob Khelar Shera Bangalir Tumi Football… that famous Manna De song which defines the soccer fever of Bengalis. Kolkata was the birthplace of Indian soccer and over decades the famous clubs of Maidan produced the best soccer players of the nation. Of them Chuni Goswami’s
The cleaning up at Santragachhi Jheel by the authority has come as a big surprise for Bengal’s ornithologists. Citrine wagtail This year there is a boom in the arrival of migratory birds. Ornithologists said early snowfall in their native areas, non-availability of food and recent flood in
Debarshi Chanda, a pass-out from Jadavpur University has not just made us proud by securing a 100 percentile in CAT, but also by refusing to get into any management course for a plush and cushy job later. Rather, Debarshi will pursue a PhD in Economics
Bengal is obsessed with football and Kolkata is crazy about the sport. The love for football knows no boundaries in Kolkata. Apart from the fanatical following enjoyed by archrivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, Kolkata lives and breathes football, and teams across the world are
With the aim of preserving the ecological balance of the Sundarbans and promoting it as the country’s only attractive mangrove zoo destination, the West Bengal Government has taken up an initiative to set up an eco-tourism hub there. It will come up in Jharkhali. The mangrove
The celestial show is on and this year end Calcuttans will be lucky to get a glimpse of the same. A partial solar eclipse will be visible from the city today from 8.26am, but will peak at 9.52am and end around noon. A solar eclipse
The devastating effects of the recent cyclonic storm, Bulbul, had taught Bengal one lesson – how important the Mangrove Forests of Sundarbans is and why they need to be preserved. While Bulbul caused massive damage to property and lives were lost in most of the affected
A couple of months ago, Soumya Das from Nadia district made India proud after winning the title of Mr Universe 2019, organized by the World Fitness Federation at Seoul, South Korea. Soumya achieved the feat after 67 years since any Bengali won the iconic title.
Often when we talk about Kolkata, the city brings back memories of Mother Teresa, Rabindranath Tagore and Victoria Memorial but not so much about the royal game of Polo. We feel the City of Joy is always linked to football, thanks to the lush Maidan,
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