Sometimes we come across judgments by honorable courts that spring surprise on us. At first glance they appear incongruous, as if the rulings lack common sense. Take a closer look, and you begin to see that there is logic behind that such judgment. One such case at Kolkata High Court on Nov 24 hogs media […]
Kolkata’s illegalities
Friday last, a PIL (public interest litigation) has been file in the city’s High Court to seek directive to demolish illegal buildings in Kolkata. The PIL is presumably as a result of ghastly fire in an unauthorized building in the congested Topsia area, that apparently housed a leather factory. Going by newspaper reports, several rules […]
Love thy fish
If it is fish, that too in Bengal, I can’t help turning fishy. It’s one thing to love fish, quite another to know how to cook them. In my experience, people in the entire Indian coastal-belt and northeast love their fish and have it almost everyday. But their cooking is awful except in Bengal. Perhaps […]
Dare you drive there?
Seeing the pictures, even the most seasoned driver would think twice before mustering courage to ride in Bolivian hills off La Paz. The danger is obvious since there is simply not enough space for 2 vehicles to maneuver side by side. Little wonder, the road from La Paz to Coroico is said to be world’s […]
Can Kolkata regain glory?
On occasions such as illumination of Howrah bridge do we recall Kolkata’s glorious past. Ministers and important people who grace such events usually read from written speeches prepared by their subordinates. They take the opportunity to announce plans, which then make screaming headlines in newspapers. It’s like throwing a small stone in an otherwise calm […]
Opinion and hope
Here is a collection of an opinion and a hope. First, the opinion. This is from silicon.com’s Andy McCue, who has this to say about HSBC’s plan to set up a second center in the city. Kolkata is trying to shake off the image of poverty associated with the city with a modern infrastructure, and […]
Using Sun after darkness
Shantipada Gan Chowdhury is an untiring person. He heads the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA), established in Kolkata in 1993 with the objective to explore promoting alternate renewable energy resources, such as solar, small hydropower, biomass, wind, etc. Ever since it came into being, WBREDA has pioneered harvesting and usage of renewable energy, […]
Wanted: Mining Engineers
Mining engineering isn’t taught in many universities in India. Among the handful of institutes that offer the course, the best is the Indian School of Mines or ISM in Dhanbad (Jharkhand). One reason why ISM is the most ideal for studying the course is that it is situated right in the middle of eastern India’s […]
High fashion calling
After a year’s absence, Stylefile Winter Show is back in original format, which means it’ll not only be seminars and exhibitions, there’ll be the high-profile fashion show as well. Stylefile Winter Show is billed as the city’s most-awaited annual fashion extravaganza. [Stylefile, Nov 22, 2003 picture courtesy] Here are the planned highlights of the show: […]
Garment hub in Kolkata
Once upon a time, Bengalis used to dress gorgeously. There is often a say among today’s fashion designers that Indian males do not know how to wear clothes out of the box. This, in my opinion, is not true for Bengali males, though admittedly the current trend doesn’t encourage believing otherwise. In times long gone, […]
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