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.
As the calendar flips its pages, the villagers of Bannabagram dust off their festive finery, and the anticipation builds like a crescendo in an ancient raag.
“It is very very shocking. He was at our home just a few days ago for dinner. He was very happy with what he was doing both professionally and personally. He was giving back to the society through non-profits and he was full of enthusiasm.”
"This is a first-of-its-kind in vitro model of the human lower lung that can be used to test many of the biological mechanisms and therapeutic agents, including antiviral drugs for Covid-19 research."
After quitting a cushy corporate career, she is now devoting all her time to make the villagers financially self-sufficient in order to lead a meaningful socio-economic life.
Even though banana stems are available in large volumes, the process of manually extracting fiber out of the stem is a time-consuming one and the stem of banana or pineapple has to be dried and then fibres are manually extracted to make yarn.