let there be light
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...
Muted in grandeur, Pujas won’t give themes a miss
Kolkata: At a time when all the festivals and celebrations are going through uncertain times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Durga Puja organisers and...
cinemascope
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...
Saransh: Daddy’s comeback has no Arth
Before watching Sadak 2, I watched Sadak once more to renew the memory. It was of course a hit back in 1991 but what...
Bombay gets a classy presentation
Everyone in their childhood read about the hare and the tortoise, and the story was taught with a lesson that slow and steady wins...
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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...
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...
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...