Does ‘global unrest’ deter Indians to visit the ‘land of promise’? Not really, if you go by Kolkata’s Consular Officer’s statement. This is what she, Rebecca Dodds, has to say (Source: Want to visit US? Apply to VSF): Last year over 300,000 non-immigrant visas were issued throughout India, nearly 8 per cent of them here […]
Rabindranath’s plays at Prithvi Theatre Festival
I was watching Sashi Kapoor’s interview on the TV channel, Times Now yesterday. He comes out as a sensitive and affectionate person, keeping to himself outside the sets, professional to the core, and a man of values. It is difficult to imagine him so, since his film appearance has usually been more of an effusive […]
Curing snakebite
In the aftermath of monsoon, and prior to winter, snakebites are rampant in countryside. Often people resort to superstitious techniques instead of running to a nearby clinic, delaying proper treatment, which in most cases prove fatal. In a research by scientists of Jadavpur’s prestigious Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), it is found that “the […]
A heist gets caught
I remember having read a great verse in Bengali about stealing. Not that I haven’t read other great Bengali verses, of which there’re aplenty. But somehow, this one stuck in one corner of my mind (perhaps because its happening is so common these days that my mind is attuned to its existence). Here it is: […]
Will the book fair shift?
It’s that time of year when fairs and exhibitions gradually start making ways to shaping up on ground from planning stage. Of all the fairs in the city, the Book Fair is considered as the biggest in terms of area encroached and number of footfalls. It is also a prestigious event for the government, perhaps […]
Eyeing Kolkata
Ok, let’s face it. Kolkata may not be what many would imagine before setting foot here. Visitors, who come here for the first time, are readily appalled by the squalor and the din everywhere. Once they dig in though, it starts feeling better bit by bit. To its credit, Kolkata perhaps is a city you […]
Drink and walk to live healthy
You may blame me for choosing the 2 options to live healthy that are close to my heart. While accepting that I’m indeed choosy, let me say that drinking alcohol is still a big no-no in most Indian households. My mother, for example, can never accept that alcohol can ever do anything good. To her, […]
Overhauling city’s belly
Is there a rescue from nightmarish waterlogging taking shape? Going by reports, there is. In fact, there ‘are’. We’ve for long heard that Kolkata’s sewerage – a prized possession from the British era – can no longer afford to bear the combined might of millions whose inevitable left-overs make way through it. Since very little […]
Thike jhi (Hired maid)
This morning Kamala came to distribute sweets to break the news that her son has bagged a ‘computer’ job in a 24×7 office in Salt Lake. We knew her son was doing well in studies, but cared little to know any further. For Kamala was no person to be inquired about her family or well-being. […]
Union for techies
There looms a test of strength. Test between almighty CITU and the Salt Lake’s IT fraternity in Sector-V. And the day for the test is December 14 when the trade unions, mainly the left ones, observe a day’s strike. For the record, the 3-day old West Bengal IT Services Association, as it is christened, formally […]
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