let there be light
Around the country on a bike
For some, life begins after retirement. There is even a desire to live life dangerously by throwing oneself out of one’s comfort zone. It...
Durga to be worshipped as a migrant worker in many pujas in Bengal
Kolkata: In West Bengal, it’s been a tradition for puja pandals in and around Kolkata to always resonate the present social issues through their...
Supreme Court directs Centre and State Govt to help sex workers, WB Govt allows them to have ration cards
Kolkata: Responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Kolkata-based Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) the Supreme Court finally instructed the central and...
cinemascope
The legend Soumitra Chatterjee breathes his last at the age of 85
Filmwallah - 1
Kolkata: In the late 80s came a Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay novel 'Nana Ronger Aalo'. Still a school student with a deep desire to make films,...
How soccer’s loss became Hollywood’s gain
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For over a month, the 1965 film The Hill was on my watchlist. I kept pushing back, for a variety of reasons. Saturday evening,...
I wonder where the crowd that had camped at Jantar Mantar for days in 2012 against the rapists has disappeared today-Anubhav Sinha
Who would know the road to evolution better than filmmaker Anubhav Sinha? A mechanical engineer from Aligarh Muslim University, Anubhav, bit by the film...
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36-9: Depressing present, ominous future
“Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to...
स्मॉल टाउन, बिग ड्रीम की जब भी मिसाल होगी, धोनी उस चैप्टर के नायक बने रहेंगे
कभी सोचा था कि महेंद्र सिंह धोनी चुपके से ऐसे अलविदा कह देंगे? खामोशी से। वक्त कितना क्रूर होता है, बेरहम होता है, हम...
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...
go green
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...