Beyond the Headlines: Click-baits and False news.
It does not require me to tell you what a click bait means. What worries me is the rise of false news, allegations and claims that are sold off as news, a mob culture in the online [Read more...]
Author: Anirban
Through the lens of a Feminist: The Hindi Sahitya Utsav, Delhi 2017.
It was a pleasure knowing that Oxford Bookstore, Delhi hosted the Hindi Sahitya Utsav on the 19th of March. We celebrated the beauty of Hindi Literature, the entire day with very interesting sessions [Read more...]
Kolkata Gives Philanthropy Festival 2017
For most of us schooling, fancy clothes, good food, restaurants and other luxuries come naturally. We don’t think twice when we receive these as we have accepted it to be a regular part of our lives. [Read more...]
What does FB Messenger Chat Bot mean to us, Bloggers?
The entire world is going gaga over Facebook Messenger Chatbots since April 2016. Everyone is trying to figure out how best they could use this to enhance their user experiences, increase more hits on [Read more...]
Do you know about Ixigo Glasses yet?
For all travellers and technology enthusiasts, Ixigo Glasses come as a pleasant surprise. What is Ixigo? - It is a Gurgaon (India) based travel search application startup, compare prices and one [Read more...]
The Holi of my imaginations,
The word “Holi” creates vivid imagery in our minds. Especially if you are a Bengali who has grown up listening to either Ranga Hashi Rashi Rashi, Oshoke Polashe, Ranga nesha… or Khelbo Holi Rong Debo [Read more...]
The thrill that Himalayan Drive 5 is!
The sun refused to set as the dense fog enveloped the mountain. The driver drove past the road beside the tea gardens, miles along the twisted narrow lanes and hair pin turns. Tired but [Read more...]
Biswa Bangla J K Tyre Himalayan Drive 5 – the Flag off!
The idea of 47 teams participating in a motor rally that runs nearly 1250 km across 3 nations which include Bhutan, was an idea exciting enough to say a yes to the organisers when asked me to cover [Read more...]
Paradoxes, Irrelevance and Chhapakhana Trails.
Did you ever pick up an engraved wooden block up, dip it into the colour and print that on a sheet of cloth? If you haven’t, you’ve no clue how incredible it feels. The Future of the Past’s [Read more...]
Chidambaram’s session at Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet
Literature festivals see an amalgamation of people across the cross section of the society, the young and the experienced, across all professions come and listen to eminent speakers whose topics range [Read more...]