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How I Secured One of the Highest Marks in UPSC CSE’s Essay Paper: IAS Officer

20 Dec 2021 6 Min Read

Prateek Rao standing outside the UPSC Office building in Delhi. High scorer in Essay

Inside Kolkata’s Iconic Pice Hotels That Still Serve Food For Just Rs 3!

30 Sep 2021 6 Min Read

India’s 1st Swadeshi Electric Bulb Company Was Philips’ Top Competitor in The 1930s

09 Sep 2021 5 Min Read

Scorsese to Nolan: What 6 Legendary Filmmakers Said About The Inimitable Satyajit Ray

23 Jun 2021 8 Min Read

In the 1970s, India’s First Rock Band Was Born In The Backyard of A Kolkata Home

18 Jun 2021 11 Min Read

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He Gave Up His Dream For Family’s Legacy, Made History As World Wrestling Champion

12 Jun 2021 5 Min Read

Kolkata Eatery Serves 30 Types of Khichdi in Eco-friendly Pots, Feeds 2,000 For Free

26 Mar 2021 4 Min Read

Remembering the Legendary Music Director Who Discovered Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar

01 Mar 2021 5 Min Read

Kolkata Woman Builds Multi-Million Dollar Firm Selling Kati Rolls in New York, London

01 Feb 2021 6 Min Read

This Little Known ‘Bose’ Was a Feminist Icon Who Fought For The Education of Widows

07 Jan 2021 7 Min Read

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At 21, He Started Selling Momos From His Home Kitchen; Now has Rs 180 Cr Turnover

22 Dec 2020 8 Min Read

Kolkata Startup Whips Up Treats For Diabetics, Helps Thousands Eat Healthy!

07 Nov 2020 5 Min Read

How an Irishman Challenged the East India Company With India’s First Newspaper

04 Nov 2020 8 Min Read

Starting with Rs 5000, Gurugram Lady Earns in Lakhs Per Month With her Home Bakery

08 Sep 2020 10 Min Read

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

31 Jul 2020 7 Min Read

For 50 Years, This ‘5-Rupee Doctor’ Was a Beloved Messiah For the Poor

29 Jul 2020 5 Min Read

70-YO TB Survivor Is Out on Kolkata Streets Daily, Ensuring No One Goes Hungry

17 Jul 2020 6 Min Read

Icmic, Santosh & Rukmani: The Forgotten Story of India’s Original Cookers

11 Jul 2020 7 Min Read

First to Use ‘Hinglish’, This Forgotten Writer Helped Spark the ‘Bengal Renaissance’

14 May 2020 8 Min Read

Pet at Home? 5 Online Helplines Offering Vet Consultations, Pet Food

04 May 2020 6 Min Read

His Wife Lost Her Memories to Alzheimer’s But He Never Stopped Caring

12 Feb 2020 9 Min Read

What Kolkata Needs to Learn From Its Own Legacy of Fighting Air Pollution

28 Jan 2020 6 Min Read

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Republic Day: 15 Fierce Women Who Helped Create the Indian Constitution

25 Jan 2020 12 Min Read

Famous Personalities

An Ode to India’s Forgotten ‘National Doctor’ Who Won Respect Across the World

20 Sep 2019 5 Min Read

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