This Monday it was when Salim group of Indonesia and Bengal government inked a deal to usher in a new roadmap of industrial rejuvenation. It’s a conglomerate of several projects and commensurate infrastructure development, among which is the proposed road-bridge across Hooghly (river Hugli in the map) that will connect Kukrahati on the eastern flank, […]
Bengal rejuvenates
It’s not often that one gets to write on ‘destination Bengal’. For long, Bengalis have rested on their past laurels. That those have been singularly path-breaking has never been in doubt. But the sheen was gradually wearing off until at last the bare bones were showing. ‘Nothing happens here’ became the buzzword. I remember once […]
House of steel
No, this is not an expressive idiom. It is not to describe the ‘rock-solid’ colonial mansions with magnificent archways that have stood the test of time. ‘House of steel’, for once, means house made of steel. Surprised, eh! Better, don’t. Come this December, and Kolkata is going to boast of having country’s first steel house […]
The saucer, that is Kolkata
The city of Kolkata is a congested metropolis, spaced out on a saucer-like expanse. The city follows a gradual slope from the eastern flank of Hooghly river, which continues through the city and beyond until the gradient increases again up to the banks of Vidyadhari river in the Sunderbans. This means that should it rain […]
IIT, Kgp reaching out
We are practiced to see IIT as an elite institution whose privileged students always look for greener pastures once graduated. This has been the story for a long time, but in recent times the picture is changing. It is heartening to see IIT-Kgp’s recent forays into teaching specialized full-fledged law courses, notably Intellectual Property Law, […]
Hand-pulled rickshaws
If you want to travel from South City College in Gol Park to Ekdalia Road in Ballygunge, you may walk the distance, or ride on something. 2-wheeler or car may be a preference, but negotiating traffic in small lanes and by-lanes may not be everybody’s cup of tea. For Panchali to take her daughter to […]
Kolkata’s unconcerned rulers and habitants
For once, the feisty transport minister of Bengal is dot on target. He says the city doesn’t have space to park all its cars. What he omits to say is that the city has not expanded in commensurate with surge in vehicular and human population, and that this happened because of flawed policies of his […]
Seats of Learning
For a long time, because of foolishly obdurate education policy of the rulers, Bengal has seen no development in higher education. After passing out HS exams, students left in hordes to other places for higher studies. This has been the picture for over 2 decades. Of late, there is an awakening on the part of […]
Infosys
Business is never static. There is always a change that is taking place in almost all successful businesses. IT-related business is a proof of that truth. Big Indian IT companies are perpetually on the lookout for fresh talent to add to their bench-strength. This helps when on signing a new contract, there is a sudden […]
Nathu La
At 14400 feet (4545 meters), Nathu La is almost at the center between Kolkata and Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, a proclaimed autonomous region in China. It is 460 km from Lhasa and 550 km from Kolkata. Going by train from Kolkata, it takes about 12 hours to reach Siliguri and 4 hours to reach […]
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