Guess which city has one of the fastest growing broadband markets in India? Or, which India metropolis ranks among top 3 in terms of number of Internet users in the country? The answer to both is Kolkata. And Kolkata it is, which has among the highest Internet connectivity in home segment in India. These and […]
Twins’ story
My 200th post this and see how lucky I’m to bring you a grand story. It’s about twin sisters, each giving birth to twins when their turn comes. Heidi McKenna has twin daughters, who are 4 years old. Now, 6 days back, Heidi’s twin sister, Heather has her twins, a son and a daughter. With […]
Use mother tongue when you die
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 […]
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