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In the turbulent 1970s, Satyajit Ray turned his lens on Kolkata — a city caught between political unrest, corporate greed and moral collapse. Through his iconic Calcutta trilogy, Ray crafted an unflinching portrait of urban alienation, following three disillusioned protagonists as they steer through a city that demands survival at any cost. Ray explored how Kolkata becomes both a character and a crucible in cinema, reflecting the anxieties of a generation and a metropolis teetering on the edge.
Winds whipped up the deep dark waters of the river Muri Ganga which stretches for four kilometres from the delta island of Sagar Deep (which means “sea island” in Bengali) to the first port on the mainland, called Lot Number 8.
GenS Life, a platform built for seniors by seniors is rewriting the rules of ageing
George Lucas' epic space opera saga, 'Star Wars,' is not a pop phenomenon in isolation, it is a pastiche project.
Rainfall caused by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal last week led to an increase in water levels at the Maithon and Panchet reservoirs. After DVC released water from these reservoirs, vast areas in West Midnapore, Hooghly, Howrah, Bankura, East Midnapore, East Burdwan and West Burdwan were flooded.
When journalist and environmental activist Mudar Patherya decided to host a party on a moving tram last Sunday, he was at the receiving end of a barrage of questions and quizzical looks. In this article for The Statesman, he attempts to answer a few of the whats and whys, while taking the reader quite literally on a ride.
With the world in so much turmoil… actually, you know what? Let’s dispense with the euphemisms. The word is WAR. Much of the world is at war. There is a hot war in the middle east. A hot war in Ukraine involving the two biggest military powers—including nuclear power—in the world.
A young group of band members, who apart from playing music also contribute to social issues, decided to do something good for the ecology. Deeply concerned with the destruction of trees, causing imbalance to the fragile ecosystem of West Bengal, they decided to plant mangrove trees in the Sundarbans area.
India has come to the fore as the world’s largest plastic polluter, releasing 9.3 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, according to a recent study. This accounts for approximately one-fifth of the global plastic emissions.
