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Rock music is almost everyone’s favourite, which is gaining popularity among Gen Z as well! Did you know about India’s first rock band?
India’s first rock band was formed in Kolkata in the year 1975. The band...
Ahead of Operation Sindoor, the Ministry of Home Affairs ordered a nationwide mock drill simulating wartime conditions. Sirens were expected to ring out across India—an alarm for readiness. But in Bengal, particularly Kolkata, the silence was...
Historic residence of legendary Bengali poet and playwright Michael Madhusudan Dutt to face demolition in Kolkata
Tucked away at 80B Karl Marx Sarani in Kolkata’s Khidirpur area, the crumbling residence of Michael Madhusudan Dutt—one of Bengal’s literary titans—is on the...
The bunker boy of Berubari in 1971 war: At 70, Sardaprasad still stands ready—but wishes for no war
In the heart of Jalpaiguri’s Dakshin Berubari, nestled near the Indo-Bangladesh border in north Bengal, lives a man with memories stitched together by shrapnel...
A Historic Vow, a Forgotten Address: Kolkata’s 48 Kailash Bose Street Awaits Heritage Tag
Tucked away in the heart of north Kolkata, once flanked by trams, time and whispers of reform, stands a house with no nameplate but...
Why not Fatehpur Sikri and Taj Mahal: Supreme Court asks Mughal Heiress Sultana Begum over her Red Fort claims
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition to hand over the iconic Red Fort to Kolkata’s Sultana Begum, the 60-year-old great-granddaughter-in-law of India’s...
World Homoeopathy Day 2025: Who was Dr. Mahendralal Sarkar who claimed Homeopathy superior to Western Medicine?
The World Homoeopathy Day is observed every year on April 10 to commemorate the Birthday of Dr. Hahnemann, the Founder of Homoeopathy. Dr. Christian...
Remembering the Unsung Sheroes of India’s Freedom Movement
Imagine a woman leading an armed attack dressed as a man, taking a bullet on her chest while walking with the Indian national flag...
Sambar: South Indian डिश का नाम मराठा महाराज Sambhaji के नाम से प्रेरित
Sambar, एक South Indian करी, जिसका नाम सुनते ही आपका मन दक्षिण भारत की खुशबू से भर जाता है। लेकिन क्या आप जानते हैं...
Odisha to give monthly pension and free healthcare to people jailed during the Emergency of 1975
The Government of Odisha will provide monthly pension and free healthcare for people who were jailed during the Emergency of 1975. The state’s new...
Remembering Mahatma Gandhi’s quotes on his death anniversary
“Here is a mantra, a short one that I give you. You may imprint it on your hearts and let every breath of yours...
Indian Newspaper Day: Newspapers which played an important role in India’s freedom movement
The history of India’s freedom movement during the colonial regime will be incomplete if the role of vernacular press is not mentioned. Newspapers were...
Parakram Diwas 2024: Inspirational quotes by ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose on his Birth Anniversary
‘First Prime Minister of India’ – this is how Indian netizens fondly remember India’s ‘immortal’ freedom fighter ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose in the present...
Overtourism Causing Loss of Life at Everest
11 trekkers lost their lives while attempting to climb Mount Everest in 2019. Three of them were Indian nationals, according to the official data...