Some of my readers have complained that I often stray away from Kolkata news, such as the one below. I’m told that if I loose focus (that is, if I write anything other than about Kolkata), my blog would soon become unattractive to many. Well, to give my reply in 2 words, it will be: […]
Not me, please!
Not everyone likes to be indexed, or to tell more precisely, not every content publisher wants its webpages to be crawled and cached by search engines. This might seem ludicrous at a time when most of us – albeit the small website owners – feel heavenly when Google pays quick trips to our site to […]
A dishonest government
Dishonesty is not something to feel sorry about. At least not in a country like ours. Little wonder, India ranks 88th in TI’s (Transparency International) CPI 2005 (Corruption Perceptions Index) (link). Therefore when it becomes known that the WB government chooses one, discarding the other for reasons why it must not choose the one it […]
Reasons to cheer…
On a day when Kolkata wakes up to a gloomy overcast sky, here are some news that bring cheer.. :: On Day One of summer placements at Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta (IIM-C), records tumbled as some students walked away with internship offers that will fetch them Rs 4.5 lakh a month. Internationals are […]
Good, if you blog
What once started as simple accounts of personal diary, is today almost a part of mainstream media. It’s the weblog, or blog if you prefer. Initially, blogging was just another web-generated pleasure to resort to in free time in order to connect with readers who share (or, don’t share) your ideas and concepts. Now, it […]
Sunderbans beckons
It is that place in India, which is the habitat of poisonous snakes, Olive Ridley turtles, fierce estuarine crocodiles, scores of birds, and of course the most beautiful and dangerous of them all, the Royal Bengal Tiger. It is also that part that has largely remained unspoilt by human exploitation. It is the Sunderbans, the […]
Kolkata realty hots up
Yesterday afternoon, when Christopher Wood, the equity strategist for CLSA Ltd., Hong Kong, said in an interview on NDTV Profit that he expects Sensex, the Indian stock market’s bellwether index, to touch 40,000 in not-so-distant future, it was time to sit up and take notice of an unbridled optimism. His feeling eloquent was all the […]
East Bengal wins CFL
31st CFL (Calcutta Football League) title notwithstanding, East Bengal’s win is not without blemishes. This is perhaps the first such win despite loosing twice to Mohun Bagan and once to Mohamedan Sporting. Even the the most ardent fan will admit that the team is not cohesive, and having a Brazilian coach hasn’t helped much. Yet […]
Kolkata speaks through lens
Stumbling on a treasure is always so much pleasure. Claude Renault’s website, titled West Bengal: पश्चिम बंगाल, is an excellent visual treat. Claude, as I collect from his website, is a freelance French photographer. He is also an avid traveler and a keen observer of events that routinely escape our eyes. Talking about India in […]
Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
This is a continuation of my earlier blog-post about Prof. Muhammad Yunus winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The prize is actually for both Prof. Yunus and the Grameen Bank, the all-encompassing grassroots institution he has created. Predictably, many newspaper columns filled in with the groundbreaking news, each accompanying an analysis of Grameen Bank’s activities. […]
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