India is an Emancipatory Paradox
India is an emancipatory paradox. It is premised on a civilization of contradictions that interestingly induce realization of the self and of the Universe, and, thereby, promote a disruptive movement towards liberation and a humanitarian ideal. The...
The Apotheosis of Narcissism
The modern world runs on narcissism. Vanity is ubiquitous. Pomposity or an inflated sense of self is not avant-garde. For millennia, people have used the tale of Narcissus from ancient Greece to criticize this repugnant practice. A suave young...
Acharya P. C. Ray: The Doyen of Rasāyana-Śāstra
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray is a luminary of unmatched stature in modern Indian science. In India, Acharya Ray is known as the “Father of Chemistry.” His works in inorganic chemistry in an age when organic chemistry was all the rage are seminal...
Tamralipta, the ancient port city of India
On the coast of the Bay of Bengal, the state of Bengal had a remarkable place that conveyed its historical, commercial, and mythological significance with its name, Tamralipta or Tamralipti. Located in present-day Purba(East) Medinipur district,...
Jatindranath Mukherjee and the battle of Balasore
To quench the thirst for the independence of the subjugated motherland, thousands of Indians dedicated themselves. Jatindranath Mukherjee was one of those sparkling stars whose birth had a mere motto of nothing but to free his country from the...
Jatindra Charan Guho was the first Asian to win World Light Heavyweight Championship in the USA.
Colonial-era Indian nationalism started in Bengal(Mainly Present-day West Bengal, Bihar and Bangladesh) in the nineteenth century. The freedom fighters quickly realised that they first needed to get stronger and sharper to overthrow the colonists....
Nalanda, The Centroid Of Indian Learning Of Buddhism
Tenure from the 4th century CE to the close of the 8th century was most crucial for Indian education history under the reign of the Guptas, the ruler Harshavardhana of Kanauj and their successors. This period had been focused on the page of Indian...
EXPLORING KOLKATA FROM CALCUTTA
To sketch present Kolkata, we have to fix our eyes when it was formerly Calcutta, covered with chronicles of history. India, our beloved country, had been ruled for centuries by the invaders. Among them, Shaks, Hunas, Pathans, Mughals, Portuguese...
The famous Red Fort of India
Red Fort is a renowned and attractive building complex along the Yamuna River, surrounded by several constructions that reflect Persian, Timurid and Indian architectures. Popularly known as 'Lal Qila' to the world. It was assigned for construction...
মিশরের সবচেয়ে সুন্দরতম মন্দির এডফু
সেই ছোটবেলা থেকেই মিশরের সপ্তম আশ্চর্যের প্রথম আশ্চর্য পিরামিড, নীলনদ, এসবের কথা শুনে, আর তাদের কথা ভেবে বিস্মিত হতাম। তবে সেইসময় স্বপ্নেও কখোনো ভাবিনি, কোনো দিন এদের দেখতে হাজির হয়ে যাব মিশরে। ১৯৬৩ সালে নির্মিত বিখ্যাত এবং তৎকালীন সবচেয়ে...
