Society / Education
How was Kolkata’s famous Loreto House born? GetBengal story
Mary Ward founded the institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
By TTW
Will Pyari Pandit’s historic pathshala where Sarat Chandra studied be res...
“Sarat Kuthi” is a major tourist attraction along with the entire village of Deulti
West Bengal ITI trainees shine nationally – GetBengal story
All India Trade Tests (AITTs) is a competitive exam for trade apprentice
Primary school headmaster honoured with the National Teachers’ Award 2024...
Prasanta Kumar Marik is a pioneer in child-centred education
Rabindranath Tagore’s Writings Reveal his Philosophy on Libraries – Get...
Libraries are the keepers of centuries of knowledge
When Oxford came to Santiniketan - GetBengal story
On Teacher’s Day, looking back to when Oxford bent a rule for Rabindranath Tagore
Lakshmir Bhandar helps a poor Birbhum boy study on the internet and crack t...
Lakshmir Bhandar offers financial assistance to the women of the state
Debdut Saha, son of a farm labourer, tops UPSC Statistical Exams – GetBen...
He is an all-rounder in studies and gives education immense importance
Ai Yugo - the Japanese student who came from Tokyo in a quest to learn Beng...
Yugo studied in a Tokyo school and was brought up there
By Suman Sadhu
Scottish Church College to get its 2nd Campus in the restored Duff College ...
The new campus building has 28 rooms, and 1000-1200 students can study here at the same time
By TTW
First Toto dictionary, keeping an endangered language alive :Interview with...
Bhakta Toto is the ‘language scientist’ trying to preserve his mother tongue
By Saheli Mitra
Boi-Thek Khana: New Library by Jadavpur Shramjeevi Trust - GetBengal story
Fiction and non-fiction books will also be available along with children’s literature
By Shouvik Ray
Bongaon High School gets new arch in Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s name -...
The history of Bongaon is intertwined with the literary legend, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
The Book Bank of Vivekananda College is a big hit for needy students - GetB...
Book banks provide the students with books throughout the semester without any cost
Girl students set to join Scottish Church Collegiate School - GetBengal sto...
Girls will be entering the hallowed portal of the male stronghold from 2024
School built by architect Rajen Mookerjee completes 100 years
Bhabla Tantra Sir Rajendra High School is a renowned school in the Basirhat Sub-division
Bengal’s ‘Raastar Master’ selected for Global Teacher Award - GetBeng...
The Global Teacher Prize acknowledges educators displaying dedication and innovation in their teaching practices
West Bengal on a voyage towards an educated society – GetBengal story
Celebrating International Literacy Day
By TTW
Chequered journey of a girls’ school from California to Dhaka, to Kolkata...
According to Swamiji, true education builds character and develops personality
Bengali compulsory in every school of West Bengal, State declares - GetBeng...
This can also give rise to a three-tier linguistic system in West Bengal
Even the all-pervasive death failed to diminish Tagore's zeal for life - Ge...
Rabindranath Tagore and Gayatri Mantra
K.C. Nag, the Mathematics teacher who once was an inseparable part of Benga...
Keshab Chandra Nag, author and educator
Bahrisons Kolkata: the New Book Haven for Kolkata Bookworms
The thrill that you feel when you explore the city and find a new bookstore is unmatched
The ‘Tree School’, a brainchild of Farakka resident Anshuman Thakur
A school for the Adivasi children
By Suman Sadhu
Kitab Lovers in Kolkata: Load books in boxes and take them home!
Those who follow the Kitab Lovers account on social media will get a free entry
Jadavpur Vidyapith secures its place among top 10 schools in the country
The board results of the school at the secondary and higher secondary levels are stellar
Back when Rabindranath Tagore bonded with the Nizam of Hyderabad over educa...
The Nizam allocated a handsome grant for a hostel to be constructed at the Visva Bharati University
United Missionary Girl’s High School: Almost 200-year legacy still going ...
24 Christian girls stayed in the boarding house and 20 Christian girls were day scholars
Exclusive: For this Pakistani, his love for Bengali has opened the world to...
Tahir Wahid is a student of Karachi University
By Suman Sadhu
150-year celebration of Presidency University’s Chemistry Department : GB...
GB spoke to the Head of the Chemistry Department, Presidency University Professor Arnab Halder
Nawab Bahadur Institution: Preserving a 200-year-old legacy of imparting ed...
Nawab Bahadur Institution, Murshidabad, is one of the oldest educational establishments of India
The retired teacher from Ausgram who teaches tribal students for just one r...
This Master Moshai wishes to teach till his last breath
Nakashipara becomes top ITI, role model for rest of India, says NITI Aayog
India now has over 13,350 ITIs
‘Boat Schools’ can be a solution to education in flood prone areas of B...
Boatmen, teachers and volunteers came forward to take part in building the school
Swami Vivekananda on Practical Vedanta: ‘Different’ Understanding
Swami Vivekananda just lived for only 39 years
Max Mueller Bhavan celebrates its 65th year
Goethe Institute offers a large number of courses to suit every situation
Six-year-old Arushi clenches gold at Int’l Science Olympiad
A resident of Khardah, Arushi receives gold for Mathematics
Bengal’s Debankita ranks 22nd in NEET 2022
Who says Bengali medium can be detrimental to higher studies?
World’s first women’s liberation journal by Dwarkanath Ganguly, one who...
He who wanted all Indian women to be literate
Children’s playhouse in the lap of nature in Laxmikantapur
Khelaghar project was initiated 20 years ago at Raghunathpur in Kulpi Block, South 24 Parganas
Kolkata's South Point School is set to launch its own nano-satellite
South Point happens to be the second private school in the country and first in Eastern India to go ahead with such an ambitious project
From school dropout to pride of Bengal, the saga of the man behind Samarita...
Samaritan Mission has been shortlisted as one of the world’s best 100 schools
Learning at world’s own school - Prithibir Pathshala imparts unique skill...
The school targets first generation learners and aims to bring children from underprivileged families
How West Bengal’s Student Credit Card scheme can help you on your way
The Student Credit Card scheme covers all higher education courses
Charkha offers not just livelihoods, but life lessons too
The Charkha markets products created by the differently abled and marginalised
Josinta Kamala: Lives in Tarai slum and educates local children
She has been working tirelessly to uplift the status of the downtrodden members of society in remote areas
By Bapi Ghosh
Kali Temple: The new abode of learning and venue of communal harmony
Breaking religious barriers, it became a hub of knowledge and education
Calcutta University at 165, the home of many firsts
Founded in 1857, CU was Asia’s first multidisciplinary institution
West Burdwan Teacher transforms village streets into classrooms
Fondly known as ‘Rastar master’ (teacher of the streets), Nayak teaches almost all subjects
Shiksha Ratna for Canning’s Nitai Mali – the teacher who fights for tri...
This year, he has received the Shiksha Ratna Award 2021
By TTW
Kolkata girl offers first peek into Indus Valley language mystery
This could well be a revolutionary breakthrough
Naren Hansda – Pied Piper of Purulia
Hansda’s ‘Sidho Kanho Mission School’ is on a mission to educate Santhals and weed off superstitious beliefs.
Dodo’r Dushtumir Class -- Virtual exploration outing for kids in Kolkata
The weekly class, hosted by Dodo himself with well-known mentors coming once a week, has already created quite a stir among both children and their parents
By Shuvra Dey
Graduate from Kolkata Medical College tops AIIMS entrance Exam
Another medical graduate from Malda, has ranked seventh in the same examination
India’s map makers to make special maps to aid disaster response in Benga...
NATMO and NDRF have signed an agreement
Girl students exceed boys in West Bengal
Only state in India where girl students are more than the boys
By TTW
State launches low-cost IAS study centre to boost aspirants from Bengal
West Bengal was the state that produced the first Indian ICS
By TTW
Kolkata’s Arushi Pant receives this year’s prestigious Diana Award
Since the age of 10, Pant worked on a child protection project in the rural districts of West Bengal
Kolkata Police initiates digital devices for the underprivileged pupils
Kolkata Police introduces 'Duare Shiksha'
State launches student credit card, following Mamata’s election promise
The scheme offers loans to students in Class 10 and above
West Bengal Government to recruit 32,000 teachers this year
State Government to carry out recruitment process in the education sector
Qualifying in 73 Mathematics Olympiads, Kharagpur’s Archisman Nandy sets ...
GB exclusive with Math Genius Archisman Nandy
A teenager and her ‘library’ are changing lives in a small village
Rahila Khatun refuses to let the pandemic deprive her village of education
By Shuvra Dey
A Library in an old fridge: It can only happen in Kolkata, The City of Lear...
Kalidas and Kumkum Halder’s new venture has turned into a hit
Sridhar Acharya, the forgotten Bengali mathematician
Though part of an elite group, Sridhar Acharya’s name is rarely mentioned
‘Those shouting loudest about ‘Women’s Lib’ are ones who don’t fo...
Leela Majumdar who broke all barriers of patriarchy!
By Shuvra Dey
Education saw a sea change: The pandemic era witnessed a surge in e-learnin...
Schools of Bengal are upgrading their education system
By Kaulik Ghosh
Jagadananda Roy: The Forgotten Science Guru of Santiniketan
The man who united the forces of science and literature through his brilliant stories
Kolkata’s ‘Boi Para’ looks to online sales on road to recovery
Reeling from the twin blows of Covid and Amphan, the Bengali publishing industry is on an uphill journey
“A good librarian has a task cut out for him”
Tagore explored the theme of libraries to a great extent
Rabindranath Tagore’s love for a Library of Books
Tagore would have probably embraced modern developments of e-books and e-journals
The Nobel Prize news that came via Telegram
The gramophone record has had a deep connect with Rabindranath Tagore
God Particle Boson excited Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore describes Boson particle through Nataraj Nritya
Kolkata Police now takes Tejaswini online
Kolkata Police’s highly popular self-defence workshop for women goes virtual in pandemic times
The Police Pathshala in Santiniketan
Officer-in Charge of Santiniketan Police Station as Police Didimoni
The Doon was founded by Satish Ranjan Das
The premiere educational institution of the country was founded by a Bengali
Kolkata’s Hindu School is a shrine of modern education since 19th century...
An epitome of Bengal Renaissance
By TTW
First Muslim feminist Begam Roquiah’s Sakhawat Memorial stands for women ...
Educator who dared women to dream
Pyari Charan Sircar wrote First English Book of Reading for native Indian c...
Pyari Charan Sircar and how he pioneered education
St. John Diocesan lost ‘college status’ for its student, freedom fighte...
She tried to assassinate the Governor General
IIT couple of Siliguri starts ‘Library on Wheels’ for children who have...
From competitive exams to regular lessons
Mathematician from 14th century Bengal, who was no less than human computer...
Subhankar Das and his made easy Subhankari formula
Don Bosco Liluah – set up in 1937 under the ideology of a Saint from Ital...
Saint John Bosco’s contribution to upliftment of needy children
Bongaon’s Kumudini High School celebrates centenary uniquely by bringing ...
School set up during Swadeshi era
Misha Ghosal, messiah of Alipurduar’s Toto tribal girls, gets National Aw...
Bengal is proud of her and her work in trying to uplift the girls
By Saheli Mitra
Kolkata’s Hare School, the oldest Western-styled school of Asia still sta...
Why did David Hare build this school?
Kolkata’s Raunak and Neha topped India’s Civil Service Exam this year!
Students from Bengal shine in civil services exam
West Bengal launches tele-education helpline for school students
The helpline is primarily intended for those students who are unable to avail online classes and learning
Librarian Tushar Mandal of Malda serves book-lovers through innovative PDF ...
New route to book reading
Visva Bharati University gets 2nd campus at Tagore’s Nainital retreat
The house where he took daughter Renuka before her death
PK De Sarkar, the Bengali who taught India how to master the language of En...
His grammar books are still the highest sellers
Amartya Sen to be awarded the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
His work on issues around global justice recognised
Girindrasekhar Basu, first Psychoanalyst of South Asia, who challenged Freu...
He was the first PhD in Psychology from India
Work from Tree! Bankura’s teacher shows the way to rural India
Innovative way of taking online classes during Lockdown
Bengal – Land of Free Thinkers, where Derozio formed Young Bengal
Remembering Henry Vivian Derozio on his birth anniversary
How students of Kolkata are coping with the Corona Lockdown
Antara Dasgupta, class XII student of Akshar
Documentary tracing Presidency University’s rich in-house museum
Did you know music classes were also held at Presidency?
Salute to Headmaster Kazi Masoom Akhtar for standing up against fundamental...
Masoom Akhtar wins Padmashree Award in education
JU’s Debarshi Chanda among top 10 in this year’s CAT merit list; Secure...
What are his future plans?
English students to take lessons on Saptapadi and Sholay!
Calcutta University English syllabus to be revamped
How a child in Singapore misses Kolkata Christmas!
Kolkata’s Christmas fervour is found nowhere else
From Silver bells to Santa Claus, Christmas is here!
A Vignette of Christmas Celebration in Kolkata
By Aveek Basu
Celebrating Christmas at Sunderbans!
How about celebrating Christmas in the land of the Royal Bengal Tiger?
Amar Kolkata is all about adda and fun
Student Ivaana C.Mitra of La Martiniere for Girls on Kolkata’s adda culture
Lost in a world of books on College Street
Presidency student Anitesh Chakraborty relives his college days on College Street
Asutosh College Canteen: Hub of music and politics
This canteen also hosts cultural events by students
By Arnabi Basu
Peep into St Xavier’s College Canteen
If you are nostalgic, travel with GB to eateries popular with Xaverians