The demise of veteran actor, Christopher Plummer, took me back many years when I was a little girl growing up in the hill station of
Some of my happiest memories revolve around Berhampore, Murshidabad, where my grandparents lived. My cousins and I would spend our vacations there and were up
So every time someone picks a pen up and sits down with a sheet of paper to write a love letter, the words they transcribe
This Ministry of Culture event to mark the 125th birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose may enter the annals for reasons not connected to the
While the government could not tax more, it is evident that in the ensuing budget they could not provide the relief to taxpayer either. Then,
Publishing industry has witnessed sea changes in recent years. Gone are the days when writers depended solely on the nod of approval from the desks
When I was still a school goer, there was a shop near Lake Market called Epic. It was renowned for its collection of used books.
The central and state governments should establish a monitoring mechanism to assess the progress of the new bills in an objective manner.
Hobbies are one of the most common new year resolutions the world over. With an array to choose from, there’s one for everyone. Whether you
The ‘Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan’ mentions a civil servant called Ramgati Bandyopadhyay who worked with Herschel in Hooghly for the collection of fingerprints, but Herschel does
Promoting privatization/unbridled capitalistic investment may deny promised benefits (doubling income, assured and higher prices) to the majority of smallholder farmers and sharecroppers.
Professor Goon’s seminar left a lasting impression on me. In our third year (1973) Professor P. K. Giri invited the students to give seminars under
It has become a legend that sometimes these library books, once issued, were never returned. Instead, they began to adorn private bookshelves.
The agriculture sector needs to be treated with empathy and care. It cannot yet be treated at par with other sectors...
Ours was a messy expanse where wildflowers, bougainvillea and rambling roses grew in abandon
Depreciation of the Indian Rupee has serious implications for the Economy and Trade. This trend merits inspections on how it affects most emerging markets, how
