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A Mole in the Crown: The British Civil Servant Who Supported India’s Freedom Struggle

12 May 2021 8 Min Read

My Grandfather’s Diary, And His Bicycle Trip in The 1930s From Kolkata to Kashmir!

04 Mar 2021 10 Min Read

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Bengal Woman Takes on Ritual Hunters, Rescues Over 300 Wild Animals

08 Sep 2020 9 Min Read

Great Indian Manufacturing

Proudly Swadesi, This Neem Soap Was a Pioneer of Indian Manufacturing in 1920

31 Jul 2020 7 Min Read

The Hungry Bengal: How a Common Man’s Provocative & Poignant Art Exposed the British in 1943

30 Mar 2020 5 Min Read

‘Bite On This’: How Lemons in Life Are Good For The Pocket, Health & Environment

13 Mar 2020 4 Min Read

Chuni Goswami: India’s First Football Superstar, Once hailed as Asia’s Best Striker

20 Jan 2020 5 Min Read

The Better Life

From the Harappan Girl to You, Own Art That Has Been in Fashion for 4000 Years!

12 Nov 2019 3 Min Read

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7 Traditional Masalas From Regional Kitchens That’ll Give You a Taste of Old Times

04 Nov 2019 6 Min Read

Masala

This Doctor-Turned-IAS Officer From Bengal Treats Poor Patients on Her Off-Days

30 Oct 2019 4 Min Read

Akanksha Bhaskar IAS

Saving Millions With His Work, This Unsung Doctor Almost Won India’s First Nobel in Medicine!

03 Oct 2019 5 Min Read

Grocer’s Son Beats All Odds, Dances His Way to Become ‘Ballet Boy of Bengal’

05 Sep 2019 5 Min Read

Great Indian Manufacturing

How The Swadeshi Duckback Made Waterproofs Accessible for Generations of Indians

14 Aug 2019 6 Min Read

1420 Varieties, 25 Years: Meet the Man Rescuing India’s Rice Diversity From Extinction

23 Jul 2019 10 Min Read

Debal Deb seed bank conserves native rice variety inspiring india

Great Indian Manufacturing

How a Bengali Merchant Defied The British Through This Swadeshi Antiseptic Cream!

28 Feb 2019 4 Min Read

Jack Preger: The British Pavement Doctor Who Spent 40 Years Treating Kolkata’s Poor

22 Feb 2019 9 Min Read

IAS, IPS, IRS: Meet The 10 Officers Whose Initiatives Made 2018 Better

26 Dec 2018 12 Min Read

Hero Paraglider Dies Saving Tourist’s Life After Parachute Cord Snaps Mid-Air

30 Nov 2018 3 Min Read

This Brilliant Bengali ‘Computer’ Discovered the World’s Highest Mountain Without Ever Climbing It!

24 Nov 2018 6 Min Read

How a Bengal Grocer’s Determined Daughter Fought All Odds To Become an IAS Officer!

06 Oct 2018 9 Min Read

How a Bengal Grocer's Determined Daughter Fought All Odds To Become an IAS Officer!

Experts from Europe Set to Bring Electricity to Bengal’s Sundarbans Using Cow Dung!

29 Sep 2018 3 Min Read

Famous Personalities

Meet The ‘Mathematician Monk’ Who Won India’s Highest Academic Honour!

21 Aug 2018 3 Min Read

Prof. Mahan Mj

Bengal Gets Its First ‘Green City’ Tag: 6 Eco-Amenities That Helped New Town Win!

20 Aug 2018 3 Min Read

Freedom fighter

Khudiram Bose, the ‘Boy Revolutionary’ Who Died With a Smile on His Face!

01 Aug 2018 7 Min Read

India's youngest freedom fighter Khudiram Bose.Image Credit: Calcutta State Archives

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