Kolkata

When ‘Punishment’ Turns a ‘Blessing’

It was on September 4, 2016 - 10 years ago - that Pope Francis canonised Mother Teresa at The Vatican, formally declaring a saint the frail, tiny nun whose life of compassion had transcended religion, nationality and borders. Anjeze Gonxhe...
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From Pracharak to Minister: My Memories of Dilipda

Long before he became a minister, Dilipda had already earned our respect through his simplicity, discipline, and warmth. In 2007, my job brought me to Kolkata. Once there, I began attending the local RSS shakha and gradually became involved in...
Politics 
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'Reviving Kolkata necessary to bridge economic divide'

Mumbai: India's most pressing economic imbalance is not the widely debated north-south gap, but a stark east-west divide. According to Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, rectifying this massive disparity hinges almost entirely on the...
Business 
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Endless Inner Echoes

A Kolkata-based entrepreneur and a featured author in eminent media houses, Rajeev Kejriwal, presents a rare confluence of industry and introspection. Writing primarily in Hindi, his poetry navigates universal emotional terrains like restlessness, solitude, memory, and the self with a...
Interview 
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Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ come to Kolkata

Anton Chekov is one of the most universally recognized playwrights in world theatre. ‘Bhanu’ is the Bengali adaptation and contemporisation of the original play first staged in 1899, two years after the Russian playwright’s play was published. The first staging...
Entertainment 
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