Hey, Chai Anyone?
There was a message outside the Tea Board office in Kolkata. It said, “All time is tea time.” That’s right in India. We hear the chai vendors at all hours...
One in Every Three Child Labourers in West Bengal is Illiterate
As World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) knocks at the door, on-ground data suggests that it’s time the West Bengal state should review its strategies in order to reverse the...
Two Women CMs, Mamata, Jayalalithaa Retain Power; BJP wins Assam Trouncing Congress
Mamata Banerjee and Jayalalithaa, the two women chief ministers, in the five states where Assembly elections were held, retained power. Mamata’s magic slogan Ma-Mati-Manush worked in the eastern state...
My long-lost Cousin Mithu: A Tribute to Innocence
Bhaswati walks down the memory lane. She recalls her association with her cousin, Mithu, in a soulful account. The title is a misleading, because she was never lost, and it...