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The Scientist Who Surprised a Bank Manager

  In August, 2012, Dr. Sumathi Rao, wife of Dr. Ashoke Sen, a theoretical physicist,  got a franatic call from a startled bank manager at Bank of Baroda located on the Harish Chandra Institute campus, Jhusi, Allahabad. The Bank Manager asked for Dr. Sen. On being informed that Dr Sen was abroad to receive an

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Dwindling Catch of Hilsa Endangers Bengali Cuisine

The le meilleur of Bangla cuisine is the Hilsa (Ilish) off late has seen a dwindling catch in West Bengal. Probashi spoke to Dr Ashim Kumar Nath, Associate Professor of Zoology, Serampore College, Hooghly, West Bengal on why Hilsa is getting so rare.

Branding Intelligence: Scientist as a Logo

If we were to extend the branding principal to scientists, how would we position them? The logo would have to speak of what Newton, Einstein, Pythagoras etc. made available to the world.

A Train Journey and Two Gentlemen

What transpired when two men shared their railway coupé with two young lady Indian Railway Service probationers twenty four years ago.

Male Bastion Falls : Woman Wins the Fields Medal

The Fields Medal is often described as the “Nobel Prize in Mathematics” . Since its inception in 1936, not a single woman mathematician has featured in the awardees list.

The Google Story : If it is Not on Google, It Doesnot Exist

It is said that ” If it isn’t on GOOGLE , it doesn’t exist!. Millward Brown’s Brand Z 2014 Survey saw Google take the top spot as the world’s most admired brand. In this dream run it piped to the post such stalwarts like Apple, IBM, McDonalds and Microsoft. Founded in 1998, Google is the youngest member of the ‘brand value hall of fame’. The article discusses the elements which transformed Google from an upstart to a world beater.

Holding On : The Anglo Indian Settlement in McCluskiegunj

About seventy years ago in early 1930s Anglo Indians started a unique colony in the jungles of Chottanagpur

Alexander’s Lost Army : The Brokpa Community of Ladakh

Editors Note: For them ethnicity defines status. They claim to be of pure Aryan stock and myth has it that they trace their genetic history to the members of the Alexander’s army which stayed back. Nestled in 4 villages of Ladakh, this 1800 strong Brokpa community has rather successfully been able to keep its gene

Small Numbers Big Dreams : Toto from West Bengal

Toto tribe is only found in a tiny enclave called Totopara ,West Bengal. The clock is ticking on its extinction, but the community is making an effort to stop the clock.

The Too Few People. The Jew Community of Kolkata

In a city teeming with 4.5 million people lives a community comprising of just 20 members. They are too few to be considered a vote bank, too frail to make their presence felt, but too proud to let go of a glorious past.