India’s Lagaan Moment: First Indian Test Cricket Team
March 25th, 2015 by Sudipto SenguptaBhuvan was captain CK Naidu,Bhura was the paceman Mohammad Nissar, Ishwar was the wicketkeeper Janardhan Navle, Deva the all‐rounder Amar Singh.The dusty grounds of Champaner,in this case was the historic cricket field at Lords ,and the Lagaan moment was India’s first ever test match against the full strength English national team in the
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Indian Soldiers who Made Their Last Battle Cry at Papua and New Guinea
March 19th, 2015 by Loy DsouzaEditor’s Note: About 7600 kms from homeland in a cluster of Islands called Papua and New Guinea, off the coat of Australia, a handful of Indian soldiers fought their last battle. They were the Prisoners of War taken by the Japanese Army in Singapore and transported to the Islands. They had refused to join the
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সেই মেয়েটা
March 16th, 2015 by Parama DasguptaEditor’s note: This Poem has been sent to us by Parama Dasgupta in response to the beautiful poem titled That Girl by Anindita Ganguly published a couple of days back in probashionline. The poem tells the story of a girl who takes her own life because she had lost hope with this world after she had been
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Hathipaon, Mussourie: Here Resided the Man After Whom Mt Everest Is Named
March 14th, 2015 by Editorial TeamThe highest mountain in the world Mt Everest is named after Sir George Everest. Sir Everest is credited with the survey of India. Surveying of the country started in 1806 under Col Lambert. George Everest joined the survey in 1818. He became the Surveyor General of India in 1830 and continued till 1843. Everest
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মেয়েটা
March 13th, 2015 by Anindita Gangulyমেয়েটা সেই মেয়েটা চলছিল পথ নির্জনে চেনা পথে ভয় ছিলনা তার মনে এই বয়সে শরীর জোড়া ছন্দ তার শুনলনা কেউ পথের বাঁকে সে চীৎকার — আজ সকালে পাখায় সে যে ঝুলছিল মায়ের বুকে পা জোড়া তার ঠেকছিল মানুষ হয়ে বাঁচা ছিল দরকারি এই কথাটাই বুঝলনা সে বোধ করি । সেই মেয়েটা বাঁচতে কেন শিখলনা দু
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Cause for Applause: German Professor Delivers A Keynote Address in Chaste Bangla
March 10th, 2015 by Editorial TeamThe video features Prof Hans Harder delivering in fluent Bengali the keynote address at the inauguration of Book Fair in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015.
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Good Bye, So Long
March 7th, 2015 by Akanksha SenguptaA poem of protest by a teenager on being asked to be a conformist
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Munshi Premchand Fights Back from Oblivion in Howrah, West Bengal
March 7th, 2015 by Sudipto SenguptaAt a house in a small residential lane in Howrah near Kolkata, Munshi Premchand is remembered and revered. And leading this is a couple Shri Rakhal Chandra Chowdhury and Smt. Shila Chowdhury in their seventies, who have dedicated their whole life and their savings in keeping the legacy of Premchand alive.
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কবিতার দান
March 4th, 2015 by Anindita Gangulyকবিতা আমাকে দিয়েছে অনেক
রাজার অনুগ্রহ যাকে বলে
তার কাছে পাতিনা তাই হাত
Faridabad: A Woman’s Vision to Build a City
March 3rd, 2015 by Sudipto SenguptaFaridabad nestled within the National Capital Territory of Delhi is an unique experiment in township building never before attempted or ever later replicated in India. The heroine in the saga of building Faridabad is Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay, who with her unfailing zeal, enthusiasm and vision converted a highway sarai settlement into a modern industrial township.
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ফেরা
February 26th, 2015 by Madhabi Chakrabortyবার বার জীবনের সিঁড়ি ভাঙা অঙ্ক ভুল করে
অসফল হতে হতে এক দিন তীব্র হতাশায়,
সম্পর্কের মাকড়সার মায়া জাল ছিন্ন করে নিয়ে
মৃত্যু চিন্তা জীবনকে ঠেলে দেয় অন্তিম যাত্রায়-
হেমন্ত কুয়াশা ঘেরা তরুণ চাঁদের
There Can Be No Final Step in Love
February 23rd, 2015 by Sonali MukherjiSometimes we don’t realize the value of true love until its gone.
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