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The Second Innings: Giving Love a Second Chance
Kolkata: The Second Innings – an online adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon’s Chapter Two recently presented by Theatrecian, acknowledged as one of Kolkata’s most productive and creative English-language theatre groups, enthralled the audience. The half-an-hour long...
The unacknowledged Good Samaritan and ‘Sufi Scientist’ of rural India
Kolkata: If you were to cross him on your way to Birbhum, famous for its terracotta work, you probably wouldn't give him a second...
Giridih does it again, gives second Diana Award winner from India
Giridih/Ranchi: For the second year in a row Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation has won the coveted The Diana Award. And both the...
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Parikshit, Adil does a Balraj Sahni in a bumpy sojourn
I still remember the rickshaw rides to my school Don Bosco two decades ago. Funtoosh was the name of the puller and he always...
Vidya kasam, watch it only if you love Balan
Solve this first: (Her daughter’s story) + {cribbing²} ÷ facts x colourful Bollywood drama - plot = ? You don’t remember BODMAS? Check again now. Want...
This bilingual web thriller is gripping and will keep you glued to your seat
Review: Mafia Rating: 4/5 Let me start with a confession that I never liked the work of Birsa Dasgupta. I don’t know why but I always...
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Even Virat is human…
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli’s match-winning unbeaten 94 (off 50 balls) against the West Indies at Hyderabad on Friday is yet another personification of...
Sanju Samson gets his due, accidentally though
Kolkata: With injury ruling left-handed opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan out of the T20 series against West Indies, Kerala wicketkeeper Sanju Samson has been drafted...
Birthday boy Suresh Raina still hasn’t entered his twilight zone
Kolkata: Some people are innately gifted and coupled with dedication, they scale big heights in their respective fields. There are others who may not have...
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Farming no more a way of life in Mechukha, Arunachal Pradesh
Shi-Yomi: Mechukha Valley in the newly formed Shi-Yomi district, west Arunachal Pradesh is over 200 km from Pasighat. The constituency comprising 20 villages with...
Kolkata Cares: City dwellers take initiatives for a Green Future
Kolkata: There might be alleged violation of National Green Tribunal's rules during the Chhath Puja celebration, at Rabindra Sarovar's green zone but average Kolkatan...
Puja at Rabindra Sarovar: Religious sentiments vs environmental concern
Kolkata: Rising pollution and environmental issues might have become a focal point of discussion in many Indian cities, including national capital Delhi, but it...