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Is anti-choice — not falling for Trump, Netanyahu, etc — driving our choice these days?People are increasingly choosing the 'least worst' option in politics and shopping. This trend reflects a broader shift towards avoiding un...
Your stereotypical stereotypes may be giving you a buzz you don't needDonald Trump's executive order reclassifying marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 for medical use has surprised many, challenging typica...
Spot a Bangladeshi Bengali in a sea of Indian BengalisAn Indian Bengali social commentator was offered a board membership for an app called BongBang, designed to differentiate Indian and Bangla...
8 patriotic songs composed by Rabindranath TagoreJana Gana Mana, amar shonar bangla and more patriotic songs by Rabindranath Tagore
The Bengal election story that bothers no oneThe real story is why political violence is so rampant and, more importantly, normalised in a state that advertises its ‘bhadralok’ credent...
How to spot nyeka behaviour even if you're not a bongFalguni Nayar's insights at the ET Awards covered Nykaa, consumer trends, and correcting mispronunciations like Nyeka. She discussed Nykaa'...
View: The good, bad & beauties in philharmonic black waging violent VivaldiThe heady mix of 'rap battle,' wordless standup – as well as sitdown and stretched back – slapstick theatre, and impeccable musicianship dr...
Why the suspended HDFC manager is the new posterboy of canniba-capita-lismThe leaked video clip of Pushpal Roy, a suspended HDFC bank manager, shouting at junior colleagues to meet their targets, in weaponised low...
People hang out with those they’re comfortable with. Discomfort alone isn’t intoleranceThings would probably have been different if I lived in Boston, or spent some time in a multi-culti campus. But who knows? Even the liberal...
Soumitra Chatterjee's oxygen saturation normal, doctors confirm he's no longer on BiPAPDoctors said that the actor's sodium & potassium levels have also improved.
Alchemy in the time of Covid: How a potential cure is the latter-day ‘elixir of life’There are reportedly over 140 formulations currently undergoing trials at various levels. Governments and foundations have ploughed in bill...
Music from the cheeseboardsIf music moves cheese to evolve different flavours, can the same happen to paneer?
Indian music unites country by breaking social barriers: Prime Minister Narendra ModiStressing that Indian music sets the base for the country's "Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb", he said its majesty, magic and mystic, positively effec...
Suvra Mukherjee (1940-2015): President Pranab Mukherjee's pillar of strengthSuvra Mukherjee, had a charm and warmth that drew people to her. Her social skills won her many friends, which included a special relations...
Bhadralok: An artefact from the past turning unculturedThe fading of bhadralok glory in West Bengal began not very many years after Independence and gathered pace soon after a determined clique ...
- E-book in Indian languages to commemorate Gitanjali's 100 years
Footballer Barreto said he had often heard about the "Where the head is held high....." verse and would like to read Tagore works.
After one year as Bengal CM, Mamata doesn't feel the need for a course correctionThe challenge now facing Mamata is to sustain the regressive subsidy game in a bankrupt state because she has pretty much nothing else to d...
- Funny business: And the wait just never ends
How long do we have to wait till Sachin Tendulkar realises that his shelf life is over and he should become a cricket administrator?
- West Bengal-Bangladesh divide: Mamata may have had reasons for opposing Teesta treaty
The fact is the two Bengals have never had a love affair, never mind the romantics on two sides.
- It is a do-or-die election for the Trinamool Congress and Didi is our symbol of energy: Firhad Hakim
The man who has been driving Mamata Banerjee to various meetings and election rallies since April 8 calls her humane & down to earth.