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Love Kolkata? This Photographer Will Take You Back to Those Nostalgic Streets
Kolkata

Love Kolkata? This Photographer Will Take You Back to Those Nostalgic Streets

Fountain Pen ‘Magician’ Who Once Fixed Satyajit Ray’s Pens Has Been at it for 40 Years
Icons of India

Fountain Pen ‘Magician’ Who Once Fixed Satyajit Ray’s Pens Has Been at it for 40 Years

Meet the Man Behind The Thought-Provoking Migrant Mother Sculpture for Durga Puja
Kolkata

Meet the Man Behind The Thought-Provoking Migrant Mother Sculpture for Durga Puja

India’s 1st Swadeshi Electric Bulb Company Was Philips’ Top Competitor in The 1930s
History

India’s 1st Swadeshi Electric Bulb Company Was Philips’ Top Competitor in The 1930s

The Indians Who Pulled Off the ‘Greatest Daylight Robbery’ That Shook the British Raj
History

The Indians Who Pulled Off the ‘Greatest Daylight Robbery’ That Shook the British Raj

In the 1970s, India’s First Rock Band Was Born In The Backyard of A Kolkata Home
History

In the 1970s, India’s First Rock Band Was Born In The Backyard of A Kolkata Home

Rejected From 6 Jobs, How I Started My Own Firm While Living With Cerebral Palsy
Disability

Rejected From 6 Jobs, How I Started My Own Firm While Living With Cerebral Palsy

Blue Mangoes? Kolkata Surgeon Grows Them in Pots With Oranges, Jackfruit & Litchis
Farming

Blue Mangoes? Kolkata Surgeon Grows Them in Pots With Oranges, Jackfruit & Litchis

Kolkata Eatery Serves 30 Types of Khichdi in Eco-friendly Pots, Feeds 2,000 For Free
Food

Kolkata Eatery Serves 30 Types of Khichdi in Eco-friendly Pots, Feeds 2,000 For Free

In 1975, This Talking Doll Bagged a Doordarshan Show & Impressed Satyajit Ray!
Art

In 1975, This Talking Doll Bagged a Doordarshan Show & Impressed Satyajit Ray!

At Just 15, Kolkata Boy Upcycles Textile Factory Waste into Clothes for 2500 Kids
Kolkata

At Just 15, Kolkata Boy Upcycles Textile Factory Waste into Clothes for 2500 Kids

I Was a Sex Worker & Here’s How I Found the Unconditional Love of a Lifetime
Heartwarming

I Was a Sex Worker & Here’s How I Found the Unconditional Love of a Lifetime

Kolkata Woman Builds Multi-Million Dollar Firm Selling Kati Rolls in New York, London
Food

Kolkata Woman Builds Multi-Million Dollar Firm Selling Kati Rolls in New York, London

24-YO Exports Hand Painted Earthen Utensils, Giving Livelihoods To 10,000 Artisans
Innovation

24-YO Exports Hand Painted Earthen Utensils, Giving Livelihoods To 10,000 Artisans

Son’s Powerful Stand After Relatives Slut-Shame His Mom Is Inspiring India
Inspirational

Son’s Powerful Stand After Relatives Slut-Shame His Mom Is Inspiring India

Kolkata Startup Whips Up Treats For Diabetics, Helps Thousands Eat Healthy!
Food

Kolkata Startup Whips Up Treats For Diabetics, Helps Thousands Eat Healthy!

IIT-Kharagpur’s New COVRIAP Box Can Go Anywhere, Do COVID-19 Tests For Rs 500
Innovation

IIT-Kharagpur’s New COVRIAP Box Can Go Anywhere, Do COVID-19 Tests For Rs 500

Meet the Kolkata Braveheart Who Risked Her Life to Save A Woman from Molestation
Heartwarming

Meet the Kolkata Braveheart Who Risked Her Life to Save A Woman from Molestation

207 Km in 30 Mins: Kerala IPS Explains What Goes Into Airlifting a Human Heart
Civil Service

207 Km in 30 Mins: Kerala IPS Explains What Goes Into Airlifting a Human Heart

Solar Fridge Vans Bring the Market to Kolkata’s Elderly; Sell Meat & Veggies!
Coronavirus

Solar Fridge Vans Bring the Market to Kolkata’s Elderly; Sell Meat & Veggies!

Kerala Technician Turns Organic Farmer, Earns Rs 8 Lakh From 40,000 Kg Harvest!
Farming

Kerala Technician Turns Organic Farmer, Earns Rs 8 Lakh From 40,000 Kg Harvest!

Kolkata Society Takes Kids From Textbooks to Fields, Teaches Them to Farm!
Agriculture

Kolkata Society Takes Kids From Textbooks to Fields, Teaches Them to Farm!

Students, This #Coronawarrior Teacher’s Videos Are the Dose of Current Affairs You Need!
Coronavirus

Students, This #Coronawarrior Teacher’s Videos Are the Dose of Current Affairs You Need!

In This Together: Kolkata Girl Offers Rent-Free stay to Evicted Health Workers
Coronavirus

In This Together: Kolkata Girl Offers Rent-Free stay to Evicted Health Workers

A Disabled Mom, A Loving Husband, And The Mountains They Moved For Love
Disability

A Disabled Mom, A Loving Husband, And The Mountains They Moved For Love

Homeless, Abused & Addicted: How a Kolkata Woman Saved 110 Street Kids
Inspirational

Homeless, Abused & Addicted: How a Kolkata Woman Saved 110 Street Kids

His Wife Lost Her Memories to Alzheimer’s But He Never Stopped Caring
Inspirational

His Wife Lost Her Memories to Alzheimer’s But He Never Stopped Caring

Binodini Dasi, the Trailblazing ‘Fallen Woman’, Who Inspired a Bollywood Biopic
History

Binodini Dasi, the Trailblazing ‘Fallen Woman’, Who Inspired a Bollywood Biopic

72-YO Prof Saves Salary & Pensions, Donates Rs 1 Crore for Education!
Education

72-YO Prof Saves Salary & Pensions, Donates Rs 1 Crore for Education!

Upset by Waste Heaps, 57-YO Kolkata Woman Launches City’s First Zero Waste Store
Environment

Upset by Waste Heaps, 57-YO Kolkata Woman Launches City’s First Zero Waste Store

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