It was no ordinary Sunday. Thanks to a 35-year-old primary school teacher from Chandannagar, May 22, 2022 became a red letter day in honour of the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. Piyali Basak, who in September-October 2021 had also become
Time is ticking away as the world gears up for the 22nd edition of FIFA World Cup 2022, scheduled to kick off on Sunday, November 20, with the host country Qatar playing with Ecuador. Bengal’s obsession with the game is well-known and the state is
As the as the clock ticks away, FIFA World Cup fever grips football fans across the globe. Qatar, the tiny Gulf host nation, is busy checking up last-minute arrangements as it gears up to receive more than a million soccer fans for the international sport event. During the 29-day
In this concluding part, GB brings the tale of state football team manager Rahul Sheikh and his incredible fight to help Bengal Football Team reach the top. Born in a nameless village on Bengal’s border, Sheikh rose to stardom by sheer hard work and courage.
In the recently concluded 36thNational Games held at Gujarat, West Bengal thrashed Kerala 5-0 to emerge champion in men’s football. Winning the coveted Gold for the state was no mean feat for the hand-picked, young, motivated squad. Ever since the win, congratulatory messages and encouraging
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
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
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
Jatindra Charan alias ‘Gobor’ Guha Weight, approximately 130 kg. Height, about 6 feet. Chest, 48 inches (50 when expanded). Waist, 42 inches. Wrist, 8 inches. Thighs, 30 inches. Arms and neck, 18 inches. Have we just described a giant? Not really. These are the vital statistics of