झाल मूढ़ी #बंगाल की खाद्य संस्कृति का एक प्रतीक है. बीते दशकों में मूढ़ी के उत्पादन और खपत दोनों में बढ़ोत्तरी हुई. लेकिन क्या इसके उत्पादकों की तरक्की हुई है? बंगनामा स्तंभ की छठी क़िस्त. Chandan Sinha #WestBengal thewirehindi.com/280686/bangnam…

"...A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance..."__ Jawaharlal Nehru.

MUST READ mainstreamweekly.net/article14939.h…

A bird divination for today. Find it available as a print, alongside others and the backstory of this project, at almanacofbirds.org

Begum Akhtar/Akhtari Bai Faizabadi (1914-1974) marvelously warbles a few verses of a heart-rending ghazal by Shakeel Badayuni "aye mohabbat tere anjaam pe rona aaya" in a rare live performance featured in a documentary directed by NK Issar in 1971.

Some things that Indians need to know about Bangladesh. dhakatribune.com/opinion/longfo…

The joy in working for The Wire lies in getting exceptional pieces like this to a wider readership and then discovering that it is also the ‘most read’ on the site! If there is one piece you read this week, let it be this: To come to terms with the Supreme Court’s verdict on

A short film from Frontline. "Together We Sing" is a super soothing watch for these stressed times. youtu.be/m1ogyNGLOMw?fe…

Ukraine and rapidly changing tactical battle areas and unconventional wpns maybe behind this renewed interest in paragliders with stringent light-weight and increased range scenarios.Nothing revolutionary though ! twz.com/land/u-s-army-…

A late admirer of his wit and writing skills.And he also could fly...

Ivan Lester McGuire, an experienced skydiver, was documenting a tandem jump involving another instructor and a student on April 2, 1988. As he exited the plane to capture the event, Ivan was so engrossed in his filming task that he made a critical error: he forgot to equip

"Colour Revolution" during Bangladesh."People's protest" when it is non-bjp led CM of West Bengal.Orwellian doublespeak of totalitarianism - attack the very concept of objectivity !

The great A.G. Noorani is no more. His caregiver says he died this afternoon in Bombay. Ghafoor, as his friends called him—and I am proud to have been among their ranks—had been ailing for some time but was still working furiously on a book he had hoped to complete, on the

"Maya-mashi refused to take any criticism, even if it was for her own good. She likened herself to plants that had no use for suggestions from gardeners and admirers." @sumanasiliguri on how a sharp-tongued refugee made a forest of the Bangla language: himalmag.com/culture/the-we…

मैं कुछ भी पूरा नहीं बन पाया। कभी न साथ छोड़ने वाला अधूरापन मेरा सबसे अच्छा साथी बना। मैं उस अधूरेपन का भी पूरा साथ दे पाया, ऐसा कह पाना कठिन है। एक अच्छा बेटा बनना कभी नहीं आया मेरे हिस्से। अच्छा भाई हो पाने का दावा करते मुझे भय होता है । दोस्त कहलाने का अधिकार खो चुका हूं

Always a fan of what he makes me see and feel about sport !

“With immediate effect ‘duty’ will be the only religion on display”. A Special Order of the Day which is much needed in today’s vitiated atmosphere where senior officers flaunt their religion with pride. Congratulations to 34 RR and their first CO on their raising day.

#NoDharmendraPradhan Did you study in RavenShaw one of the oldest institutions of India?Most of the educated of Odisha are its alumni.Keep your oily hands off this august and ancient temple of education! deccanherald.com/india/odisha/d…

जब- जब इन्हें सुनता हूं तो लगता है संगीत जगत एक हीरे से अंजान रह गया। सुनिए हृदय तक पहुँचने वाली आवाज़। मुझे तुम नज़र से गिरा तो रहे हो...❤️