Those who remember the early morning shootout on Jan 22, 2002 in front of Kolkata’s American Center, would recall how the cops posted there went into prompt hiding in the face of raining bullets. The reason was obvious. None could muster sufficient courage and alertness to counter the attackers, let alone taking a good aim […]
3 decades too late, yet hope springs
Come July 1 and St. Xavier’s College will start functioning as an autonomous institution. Just how euphoric is the college to be freed from government clutches can be gauged from the unbridled enthusiasm with which it plans to forthwith start new courses. Plans are afoot to offer unique courses in mass communication and film studies, […]
Japan’s help for Tagore’s paintings
Thakurbari and Japan is the name given to the new art gallery at Rabindra Bharati University’s Jorasanko campus. The gallery will house over 100 priceless paintings by Rabindranath and Abanindranath Tagore. The irony is that while we bask in the glory of our past maestros, we care very little for the upkeep of their creations. […]
176-year-old tortoise dies
An 176-year-old tortoise has died on June 23 in an Australian zoo. The giant tortoise, named Harriet, weighing 150 kgs, was believed to have been owned by none other than Charles Darwin, died of heart attack. She was recorded as the second-oldest tortoise by Guiness Book of World Records, the prized first-place belonging to Tui […]
National Library’s online venture and Google
When Google launched its Library Project in end-2004, there was furore everywhere. Publishers and authors were apprehensive that Google’s book search program would gatecrash into their territory. At that time there was no clear indication or guideline as to how Google’s Library Project would shape up. This added to more confusion. In any case, Google […]
Controlling CAB
A storm is slowly brewing in the famed corridors of CAB, the Cricket Association of Bengal. Jagmohan Dalmiya, who has presided over its affairs for more than a decade, is now being shown the door by Bengal’s political leadership. The Chief Minister who weighs words before letting them out, is decidedly against Dalmiya’s continuation. There […]
Mahanagar
When I selected ‘mahanagar’ to re-locate Kolkata-Musing, I was a bit sceptical. Will the name suit this great metropolis? After all, don’t we refer Kolkata as ‘mahanagari’? To my relief, the overwhelming opinion favored ‘mahanagar’. So there I was, settling with ‘mahanagar’. Surprise awaited me. The domain ‘mahanagar.com’ was already taken. I rushed to book […]
Father’s day
Who would know the third Sunday every June is the international father’s day! Not me, the least of all. Concerned mostly with how the next penny will come from writing, I’m decidedly not the candidate to remain abreast of occasions such as this. But could I overstep what had to happen this Sunday? No luck. […]
The ET-drama
It’s not often that The Economic Times (ET to many) sings paeans to something good happening in Bengal. One suspects couple of reasons there. For one, most of India’s mainstream media (ET included) and the hallowed persons manning them have historically treated Bengal with more than a tinge of contempt, just as they routinely do […]
The perils of driving right
As such driving on Kolkata roads is nothing short of nightmare. Roads are narrow, traffic uncompromising. Potholes and bumps figure prominently in long list of woes, jaywalking is another hurdle to negotiate. Since road space is pathetically small (only about 6% of total city area) and therefore traffic density alarmingly high, there is always a […]
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