Tag: Kolkata
From Selling Vegetables to Building a Hospital: The Padma Shri-Winning Journey of Subasini Mistry
Widowed at 24 after losing her husband to a treatable illness, Subasini Mistry vowed to build a hospital for the poor. Working as a maid and vegetable seller, she saved to educate her son as a doctor and founded Humanity Hospital in 1996. Now a Padma Shri awardee, she continues expanding affordable healthcare
West has always taken African resources without giving back anything to Africa– Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
Kolkata: Listening to post colonial theorist Ngugi Wa Thiong’o live, at Kolkata’s iconic Victoria Memorial was like a treat, treat of the mind and...
Bengal journalists have the spine to question and that is why the attack
Kolkata:Kolkata Press Club has strongly condemned the attack on media persons on February 14 by Hindu Sahmati supporters during a conversion programme.
“Today, a section...
Specially-abled kids gift a memorable evening to Kolkatans
Kolkata: A jam-packed auditorium is a dream come true for any theatre personality. But the full attendance is even more encouraging when those performing in...
Three child sex abuse incidents in two months at Kolkata schools paints a grim picture of decaying morality
Kolkata: Easy access to pornography and decay of morality is the main reason behind the rise of child sex abuse in Kolkata’s premium schools, feels...
Aliah University: India’s only state run minority varsity has no VC since four months now
Kolkata: It has been four months since Aliah University, the only state-run minority university in India, has been without a vice-chancellor. Following the end...