Child of the Railways, now a nonagenarian
When the subcontinent was partitioned, her father was given a choice: continue or move to India.
When the subcontinent was partitioned, her father was given a choice: continue or move to India.
In 1984, the first circular train in India was launched in Kolkata, and in 1984, the first metro rail was launched in Kolkata. So, although Kolkata is not the first in history in terms of railway communication, Kolkata is the first city to introduce both circular and metro rail. On 24 October 1984, India's first metro rail was launched in Kolkata, which was driven by two Bengalis, Tapan Kumar Nath and Sanjay Sheel.
A recent report by the UN declared that in the present global landscape, obesity has transformed into an epidemic condition, with one in every eight individuals now obese.
According to a recent report by IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services), an estimated 1 million species are currently facing extinction due to the deeper expansion of human activity into the rainforest.
Under the watchful eye of caretaker Basanta Das, whose familial connection spans generations, the resting places encompass not only marked graves but also those without a tombstone, a poignant testament to unspoken histories.
If, however, there is a viable alternative to Biden, a Republican who seems “normal” and dependable, then that’s someone they will get behind.
In the Bhagavata Purana, she performs her Mohiniattam to steal Amrit, the nectar of immortality, from the Rakshasas and offers it to the Devas.
“Men were rich in those days and could afford to put a hundred cubic feet of masonry into the grave of even so humble a person as ’Jno Clements, Captain of the Country Service, 1820” — Rudyard Kipling, 1891.
Earlier, he was one of the greatest gurus, but now, with this book, he is also a chronicler. He brings to the table his vast learning of the subject and also learning of what he discovered and how he interprets it, says Bickram.
It was in 1997–98 that their fates intertwined again. “His friend called me up, saying that he had cracked CA and was moving to Bombay. Subho then called me up the same day, and we met.”
