Published : Oct 05, 2023 11:00 IST - 6 MINS READ Backstories are invariably fascinating, particularly when they are about a well-known person or an institution. Bombay Talkies: An Unseen History of Indian Cinema Edited by Debashree Mukherjee Alkazi Collection of Photography in association with Mapin Publishing New Delhi and Ahmedabad Pages: 196 Price: Rs.3,950 During crucial decades in India’s …
A West Bengal Board Of Secondary Education Madhyamik student is traveling to the examination centre by driving an e-rickshaw herself. Wearing a watch in hand, school uniform, and a long braid, Debashree Khanra, a student of Kolaghat Girls High School, is traveling to the examination centre driving a toto with her parents seated on the passenger seat. Debashree’s mother and …
Though the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the West Bengal Assembly elections in March to Mamata Banerjee but securing 77 seats by the saffron brigade didn’t go unnoticed before the central leadership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rewarded Shantanu Thakur, Nisith Pramanik, Dr Subhas Sarkar and John Barla with a ministerial post on Wednesday. In Bongaon Lok Sabha seats, Shantanu along …
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