Posta, once a fortress of the Bengali mercantile aristocracy, is now the extension of Burrabazaar and home to over 10,000 ‘mutiamojdoor’. It is also home to several fringe groups that make ends meet by the sweat of their brow.Situated near the Posta Ghat, away from the hustle-bustle of the city,...
Achintya Bhattacharya is a promising Pakhawaj player of the present generation who has received global accolades for his outstanding performances. He is also a graded artiste of All India Radio in both Pakhawaj and Tabla. Kaushik Chattapadhyay caught up with him at the sidelines of his performance a...
A doctor ̕s life is extremely satisfying despite the stress of performance and uncertainty of treatment outcome.It seems from research that job satisfaction is more dependent on the return of gratitude and respect that one attains on delivering service or a goods rather than the monetary gains. A...
Spine and neurosurgery have always been tedious and complex. AMRI hospitals have introduced the latest technology, the O-arm navigation system for a more advanced and safer surgery procedure. The O-arm provides the 3D surgical imaging equipment and navigation system for accurate an...
Ritika Agarwal is a nutritionist and currently pursuing a culinary nutrition programme, following her passion for food. To fuel her passion and penchant for doing something creative and different in the field of health and nutrition, she collaborated with her friend Pranita Kalyan, in writing a book...
This basically means “I am That, That is me.” And to me, in many ways, this phrase defined my Shreyas experience. To begin with, Shreyas offers you just the right environment to embark upon your inner journey. Spread over 25 acres of lush green, Shreyas surprisingly has only 12 cottages – whic...
The idea of Mother Earth was originated in 1970 by Gay Lord Nelson, a Senator of the USA. But the Mother Earth Temple is an original formulation of Parimal Dey, a social activist in East and north-east India. Recently, the reportervisited the place at 4, Vidyasagar Colony near Jadavpur under 99 ward...
S. Sridharan, a noted yoga expert from Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandir, one of the largest yoga centres of Asia. Q. We are focusing on problems affecting the working professionals especially stress, alienation, depression and insomnia. So how can yoga benefit them with the fact that there time is l...
If I were a diabetic, would I go for a surgery that promises to halt the disease even for a few years and lastsan hour with a hospital stay of one day? A surgery that would leave four tiny scars on my belly andallow me to eat grilled fish?Well I don’t know and I am not a diabetic. But I have alway...
Back pain is a common problem with people of almost all ages barring children. It is more commonly seen with people in the corporate world, who work long hours and those not involved with any kind of exercises. Back and neck pain symptoms are experienced by at least 50% of the working population. Ac...
