Kolkata: All the Potterheads from Kolkata had assembled in great strength at Jadavpur University’s Alohomora – Unlock the Magic, to relive the memories of growing up with Harry Potter. The two-day magical extravaganza organised by the muggles of JU kicked off in style at the University’s Vivekananda…
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Freshly Brewed
From a Potterhead to a Professor Teaching Harry Potter Inspired Law Course
Kolkata: Shouvik Kumar Guha, 33-year-old assistant professor at Kolkata’s National University of Juridical Science…
Jadavpur University hosts the first Harry Potter event in Kolkata
Kolkata: Jadavpur University is all set to give the college goers of Kolkata the taste of the first ever Harry…
SHE
Kolkata: Almost three years back, a 24-year-old Nepalese girl, who has moved in to Kolkata in search of a better livelihood was abducted from the Sector V, a hub for IT and Call Centre professionals, as she was trying to locate Chaye Break Restaurant, for which she sought the help of a local.…
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There was a time when Mamata was beaten, locked-up where she would study and…
Kolkata: Did you know that Mamata Banerjee, the present Chief Minister of West Bengal, detested CPI (M) to such…
A Lit Fest in Kolkata, creates symbiotic and democratic space for the women…
Kolkata: Before the season of book fairs and literature festivals set up its mood for January 2019,…
Let There Be Light
Kolkata: Taking a cue from the white rose movement, the non-violent intellectual way of opposing the Nazi regime, Apne Aap World Wide joined hands with 14 other NGOs, colleges and universities from Kolkata to spread the message of love and peace.
Like the rest of India, Kolkata too joined…
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Literature is a powerful tool to bridge the gap created by hatred and prejudice
Kolkata: Creating convergence to neutralise fault lines present between communities on the basis of religion,…
How a start-up from Kolkata saved the life of a leukemia patient from Bangladesh
Kolkata: Twenty-seven-year-old Rima Begum, a resident of Chittagong, Bangladesh, was diagnosed with Leukemia…
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Has Mahendra Singh Dhoni become selectors’ nightmare?
In the recently concluded Asia Cup, Mahendra Singh Dhoni looked a pale shadow of his former self. His diehard fans somehow found him out of his depth. He was finding it difficult to play his natural shots against the likes of Afghanistan…
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All is not lost: Team India can still make a comeback in the remaining tests
Delhi: On Monday, a daily from Mumbai carried an interesting picture on its front page. It captured the pensive and dour faces of Sanjay Bangar, Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli standing on the Lord's balcony watching the pathetic…
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The ‘endangered’ cricket ball
Kolkata: Do you know that the cherry coloured ball, which Bhuvneshwar Kumar will gently rub on his pants before running a couple of steps and hurling it towards Pakistani opener Ahmed Shehzad at Birmingham, is an endangered artifact?…
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CinemaScope
The portrayal of woman in Hindi Cinema
‘Anaarkali of Aarah’ is a story of an adult-entertainer, Anaarkali, from the town Aarah of Bihar. The film is directed by Avinash Dash and released in 2017. The film raises some very important issues related with the females in…
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Fifteen awards and counting, meet one of India’s youngest short filmmaker
Kolkata: He wasn’t much into thrillers or crime fiction or the horror genre. But when this young boy packed his bags and shifted base from Pink City of India, Jaipur to the Maximum City, Mumbai. With dreams in his eyes to make a mark in the…
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Flawed education system, the cause of hatred in India, says Bollywood actor Adil Hussain
Kolkata: Meeting someone as sensitive and versatile as Adil Hussain, who wears his heart on his sleeves is a different experience altogether. With no pomp, no air about himself, the actor settles down for a tete-a-tete on a hot humid day at…
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