There are voices that linger long after the sound fades—voices that shape lives, nurture dreams, and become part of a people’s collective memory. For Bengal, in the golden decades of radio, that voice was Bela Dey’s. Clear, firm, yet filled with warmth, it reached countless households through ...
Art has always reflected society. Now, it also reflects market potential.For discerning investors seeking alternative asset classes, fine art is evolving beyond a passion—thanks to rising disposable incomes, affluent Indians are increasingly turning to tangible assets like art as part of a strateg...
On the 21st of June, the world pauses—and listens.Not to traffic or chatter, but to something deeper—music. World Music Day, born in France in 1982, reminds us that music is not just sound. It is a soul-language—a bridge between hearts, cultures, and generations. Across more than 120 countries...
The passing of a nonagenarian is not widely mourned, but his friends, admirers and juniors felt that at 95 Fali S Nariman was gone too soon. The thinking of a generation of lawyers was shaped by the way this great counsel argued his cases as well as the issues he championed.The legal landscape, shap...
Social Force is a volunteer based philanthropic organization that has recently started its operation from Kolkata. The primary focus of the organisation is to work for the underprivileged, erase hunger and impart basic knowledge to street and slum dwellers, and teach their children.The organisation ...
Professor Sabyasachi Bhattacharya is among those academicians who could create an everlasting place in the minds of his associates and students. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University from 1991 to 1995. After that, he taught as a professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University (1...
Plastic poses one of the stiffest environmental challenges today. Every year, Europe generates 25 million tonnes of plastic waste. According to one report, plastics make up 85% of beach litter but less than 30% is collected for recycling. The average Indian uses approximately 25 pounds of plastics e...
The phenomenal dancer and educationist, Alokananda Roy transformed the lives of many prison inmates. She shared her incredible experiences and thought with BE’s Ellora De. Q.What is ‘dance’ to Alokananda Roy?”A. I call it my lifeline. I breathe dance. It is also my source of freedom. I...
Mahatma Gandhi’s above-mentioned statement appearing in Harijan on September 29, 1946 depicts the importance of the Indian fabric Khadi and his philosophy at the root of it, revealing to a large extent his vision of village-reconstruction, rebuilding Hindustan on the basis of her hand-spun fabric ...
Rabindra Sarobar, a sprawling 75 acre water body at the heart of south Kolkata is the source of fresh air for hundreds of morning walkers. It is also a shelter for thousands of migratory birds in winter. The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority is the custodian of this beautiful lake and the e...
