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Captivated by the sights and sounds of Netarhat
If the world’s too much with you and if you’re looking for peace and tranquility, get your backpack ready and head for Netarhat, a tiny hill station in Latehar district of Jharkhand. My cousin Pronab broached the idea of going to Netarhat, also referred to as “Queen of Chotanagpur”. The entire plan was cooked up
Read MoreMagical Muruguma
As we (Amitava, Apurba, Suvendu and I) reached Muruguma, Purulia around 5pm after nine hours of drive from Naihati, our worries faded away as we got immersed in watching birds returning to their nests in green, luscious forest with the sun slowly disappearing on the horizon. Chrystal Woods’ “a sunset is the sun’s fiery kiss
Read MoreHey, we’re ‘Special’…
I’d like to begin with a famous quote by Stephen Hawking, one of the renowned scientists of the 20th century, who had motor neuron disease and was confined to a wheel chair and had a computer system that allowed him to communicate. “My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability
Read MoreWhere have all those Bengali ‘buddhijibis’ gone now…
Nelson Mandela once said: “Destroying any nation does not require the use of atomic bombs or the use of long-range missiles. It only requires lowering the quality of education and allowing cheating in the examinations by the students… “Patients die at the hands of such doctors. Buildings collapse at the hands of such engineers. Humanity
Read MoreSaving Penalty Kick: Should a Striker Get a Second Chance?
Watching England captain Harry Kane scoring on the penalty rebound against Denmark at Wembley stadium, I thought it’s a great injustice to a gallant goalkeeping, especially when the penalty decision was hugely controversial and contentious! Can the rule be tweaked now? Scoring a goal in the second attempt shouldn’t be allowed. English midfielder Raheem Sterling
Read MoreMasks not a ‘muzzled misery’, they saved lives in the 1918 flu pandemic
Social distancing and wearing masks isn’t a new idea in the battle against the pandemic. They saved thousands of lives during the 1918 flu pandemic which lasted from February 1918 to April 1920. The efforts implemented then to stem the flu’s spread in cities across America — and the outcomes — may offer lessons for
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