Empowering women through literature
Empowerment is a cornerstone for enabling women to realise their full potential, make informed decisions and actively participate in all aspects of society.
Empowerment is a cornerstone for enabling women to realise their full potential, make informed decisions and actively participate in all aspects of society.
The book “Valour and Values: Aligning Military Experience to CSR” by Brigadier Rajiv Williams YSM (Retired) is an intriguing exploration of how, like corporations, the Indian army too engages in a range of activities which are really military versions of CSR.
The book “Valour and Values: Aligning Military Experience to CSR” by Brigadier Rajiv Williams YSM (Retired) is an intriguing exploration of how, like corporations, the Indian army too engages in a range of activities which are really military versions of CSR.
Think of Lord Curzon, and the first thing that flashes in your mind is the 1905 Bengal Partition. Bengal burnt, and King George V had to personally come to India in 1911 to annul the Partition and transfer the capital to Delhi.
Everyone seems to have something to say about the allegedly “historic” election of Donald Trump. Well… it IS historic, in the sense that it’s only the second time in the country’s history that a president has been elected to two nonconsecutive terms in office.
Amongst the popularity of other tea-time snacks like phuchka and jhal muri, the humble chana jor garam struggles to make its place.
Kolkata biriyani originates in the royal kitchens of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, whose banishment to Kolkata in the 19th century permanently altered the city’s culinary scene.
Globetrotters Lang and Bev Kidby have ventured on a transcontinental adventure in a 1923 Bean Sundowner, retracing the historic expedition of Australian adventurer Francis Birtles from England to Australia between 1927 and 1928.
Sanjukta Dasgupta, an Indian academic, poet, critic and translator, released her book, Ekalavya Speaks, at The Bengal Club on 6 June this year. Her book is a collection of 86 poems shedding light on the lives of subalterns immersed in discrimination and stigma.
The modern LGBTQI+ rights movement has its roots in the mid-20th century, although the struggle for acceptance and rights dates back much further.
