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Shatterproof: The modern glass ceiling holding back women leaders

When Sarah Chen was made CEO of a Fortune 500 company last year, many considered this a serious crack in the proverbial glass ceiling. In headlines, the media celebrated her as a trailblazer, yet behind the headlines is a sobering truth: she is still among a handful of women in such a position. 

Values of life portrayed through mime festival

Kamal Naskar is among those rare, few mime exponents, especially in Kolkata and West Bengal, who has left no stone unturned to tap immense possibilities drawn from life—the potentiality of mime as a performing art.

Remembering Dr Radha Gobinda Kar on his birth anniversary

The RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata that has been in focus owing to the brutal rape and murder of a young doctor on 9 August this year, is named after Dr Radha Gobinda Kar. Born on 23 August 1852, in Betore, near Howrah's Ramrajatala station, Dr Kar hailed from a family of esteemed medical professionals, including his father, Dr Durgadas Kar, who established Midford Hospital in Dhaka, and his brother, Radhamadhor Kar, a distinguished physician and dramatist—a talent shared by Dr Radha Gobinda Kar.

Boosting breast milk production: Hope for mothers with low milk output

Breast milk is considered to be the best and most complete nutrition for a newborn. Not only does it contain adequate nutrients, including proteins, fat and carbohydrates, but it also bears various minerals, vitamins, protective bacteria and immunoglobulins, which protect the newborn against various infections.

Mighty Marathon

It was Michel Breal who suggested to Olympics founder Pierre de Coubertin to have a particularly long race to honour the legendary runner Pheidippides for his thankless endeavour.

The torchbearers of the 2024 Paris Olympics

On 8 May 2024, the Olympic flame landed in Marseille, starting the journey of the torch relay throughout France. Of the 11,000 torchbearers, 1,000 were chosen for the Paralympic relay, and the remaining were chosen for the Olympic relay.