Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata is the foremost centre of learning of different branches of Science. There are seven campuses of IISER in India. Professor Sourav Pal, the director of the Institute in his exclusive interview with BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas, talks ...
The hands that used to wash dishes once are now cutting the threads to be independent by getting hold of the ‛charkha’Baby Devi, Anamika Jha and Rani Devi, the ladies of Barhiya who were once confined to take care of their households are now taking up training for solar power based ‛chark...
The newly elected chief minister of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy is by profession a film producer. His wife is a film actor. Film and politics, especially in the southern states, are very closely interlinked. The former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalitha, was a film actress. So was Andhra Prades...
A ‘photo-shopped’ picture of the prime minister’s mother riding an auto-rickshaw has created a furore in the media and among the opposition. Unfortunately, the Indian media almost goes unchecked in circulating such mischief frequently.Western researchers have developed organised efforts ...
Ashoke Mitra was a rare breed among the Bengali intellectuals. Even weeks ago before he died on May 1 at the age of 90, he was writing articles for his magazine which he established in his late years.He was born in Dhaka, capital of present-day Bangladesh. In his early life he picked up ...
The Prime Minister finally warns his political colleagues not to provide ‘masala’ for the media. This is a confession long awaited. The Prime Minister has been avoiding talking to the press ever since he came to power. Only at times he had spoken to a select few, when he thought he needed to, an...
“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.”–MK GandhiThe whole world cries over the most relevant issue of concern –increasing violence. We are besieged with the stories of brutality...
So finally it came. The I&B Minister moved forward, then backward and then, forward again. The Minister announced that any journalist found involved in propagating ‘fake’ news would lose his government accreditation. The Prime Minister’s Office moved in promptly and the order was struck do...
One of the most pertinent issues that troubles India is the issue of gender sensitivity. India is a country where female deities are worshipped; moreover, India itself is con- sidered as a ‘motherland’. In spite of such glorification, the Indian society hasn’t quite been the harbinger of gende...
The Women Self-Empowerment Mission is a noble initiative aimed at the self-empowerment of women from the Barhiya village situated in Bihar. This programme involves installation of solar charkas, which will enable women to spin yarn on a large scale. The programme was launched on April 1, 2018,...
