Ahana Bhattacharya

While we love decking up our homes during the festival of Diwali with lights, flowers, candles, earthen lamps and various home decor items, it would also be a great idea to light up a few more homes around ours, the residents of which wait round the year to sell diyas handmade by them, artificial...

Saint-Gobain India, a leading multinational company in the building materials sector is working to address the existing skills gap in the manufacturing industry. The manufacturing industry is facing a major skills shortage. This is due to several factors such as the aging workforce, the increasing complexity of manufacturing processes, and the lack of skilled...

Veganism is increasingly gaining popularity. A vegan diet comprises plant-based food, which means, besides non vegetarian products, vegans also refrain from milk and dairy products. Reports claim veganism can help a person lose weight, fight diabetes and generally improve one’s overall health. Well-planned vegan diets follow healthy eating guidelines, and contain all the nutrients that...

Durga Puja is a celebration of Nari Shakti or female power. While Goddess Durga is worshipped for defeating the evil and protecting the universe, it serves as the most appropriate platform for spreading the message of women empowerment. Several Durga Puja committees in and around Kolkata have chosen to share the message of women empowerment...

Navratri, a festival when we come together with our friends, family members, relatives and neighbours to worship Goddess Durga across nine days. However, the celebration remains incomplete without spreading smiles. Hence, the actual celebration of Navratri happens when we donate food, clothes and necessities to the needy, the underprivileged, the homeless and the destitute...

The United Nations observes 11th October every year as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognise the rights of girl children and the challenges faced by them across the globe. The theme for International Day Of The Girl Child 2023 is 'Invest in Girls' Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being.' “122 million girls are...

It can be office work, a game, a viral reel on Instagram, a weight-loss diet recipe from a celebrity influencer, a web series, a television serial episode or a movie scene – one thing is common in all the above – the mobile phone. Yes, we are hooked on to our mobile handsets all...

Durga Puja, which has been honoured by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity' in 2021, is an important platform to raise awareness. Using Durga Puja as a platform to spread awareness on environment conservation, this year, famous South Kolkata Club New Alipore Suruchi Sangha...

Heart, the most vital organ of our body which is crucial for our survival. To stay healthy and fit, it is very important to keep our heart healthy. The heart pumps blood across our body, which provides the body with the nutrients and oxygen necessary for functioning. The heart also receives deoxygenated blood carrying...

Social media platforms these days are full of videos talking about travel. In these videos, we can see vloggers are travelling to destinations, some very common while some a little offbeat and sharing details about their journey, stay, food, their expenses and overall experience. While some of these videos come from popular vloggers, some...

Performing puja at home during Ganeshotsav this year? Here are a few quick and easy tips to decorate your home in a sustainable manner. This is to ensure that while your home appears beautiful and perfect for the occasion, at the same time the festival is being celebrated responsibly. Eco-friendly idol With growing awareness about environment...

Menstrual hygiene – a practice that is very slowly gaining momentum among India’s underprivileged population mostly residing in rural areas and urban slums. Several non-profit organisations working across the country have taken up the responsibility to raise awareness on menstrual hygiene among those who need it the most, even though the task is not...