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Of Interest
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U.S. Consulate General Kolkata Announces Opening of Relocated Visa Application Center in Kolkata
My conscience persuaded me: Student who protected Indian flag during Khalistani protest in London
Himalayan glacial lake flooding kills 14, more than 100 missing in India
Modi Inaugurates Yoga Day at UN Among Galaxy of Stars
India investigates rail disaster as trains crawl through crash site
78-Year-Old US Citizen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Espionage in China Amidst Foreign Business Crackdown
A year into war, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy defies Putin against the odds
Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquakes passes 20,000
Plight of homeless deepens as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 17,000
Death toll from Syria-Turkey quake rises to more than 8,700
Huge earthquake kills more than 2,200 in Turkey and Syria, bad weather worsens plight
US Shoot Down Alleged Chinese Spy Baloon
‘Terrorism Has Returned’: Pakistan Grapples With Attack That Left 101 Dead
How Russia is Gaming the Sanctions Regime for Economic Growth
Boeing delivers its final 747 jumbo jet
U.S., India partnership targets arms and AI to compete with China
Canada: Bangladesh Seeks Extradition of Founder’s Killer
Regulating Facebook won’t prevent data breaches
Features/Interviews
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Bharatanatyam: Arupa Lahiry Explores Aspects of Devi
Politics, cash, fame: what motivates climate change deniers
How many babies die from genetic diseases because they’re not tested? Too many, researchers say
Morals Most Valuable Gem in Diamond Baron’s Treasure
Carbon markets entice, but confuse, corporations: Report
Voice from the grave: Pope Benedict XVI Accuses Vatican Of Supporting ‘Homosexual Clubs’ In Seminaries And Being Manipulated By ‘Gender Ideology’ In Shocking Posthumous Confession
The obsessive Argentina fans in India and Bangladesh
Culture
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Literature
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‘Trust’: a tremorous exploration of the edifice of American capital
“Exiles”: When a Mother Goes Missing – A Review
Exploring the Enigmatic Life of Atul Bihari Vajpayee – A Review
Learning from the Burning Ghats: Fire on the Ganges – a Review
Science and Sales: The Hard Sell, Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup – A review
New Murakami novel out in April, 1st in 6 yrs
Atwood’s The Testaments: A Thriller That Lays Society Bare
Coupling Humour with Anguish Rushdie’s Digital Don Quixote Dazzles and Despairs
From Spy to Whistleblower: Snowden’s Permanent Record Illuminates as it Alarms
Secrets of the Nobel Prize in Literature
World’s Coolest Library Opens in China and It’s Breathtaking
The ‘inevitable sadness’ of Kazuo Ishiguro’s fiction
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign
Film & TV
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Controversy Erupts Around Cannes as Festival Chief Defends Festival Against Accusations of Celebrating Rapists
Culture Re-View: ‘Birth of a Nation’ one of the most controversial films ever is released
Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult starring in The Order
Review of Poker Face
The Golden Globes Recap
Baldwin charged for ‘reckless acts’ leading to ‘Rust’ shooting
Brosnan says Indian company ‘cheated’ him over mouth freshener ads
Controversial Indian film gets release date
How Google Is Killing the Independent Movie Industry
Destinations
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Travel & Global Destinations
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Can Tea Tourism Save Darjeeling?
REVIEW: British Airways Club World – Keeping calm amidst challenging skies
The Maurya and Taj: A Tale of Two Hotels
Yatra Wins National Tourism Award for the Third Time in a Row
Seetalvan Orchard: Sweet Fruit of the Hills
Lufthansa A-350 Business Class Review – Munich to Bombay (ret)
The Maurya Sheraton: Homage to an Ancient Empire
Etihad wins TTG Asia’s Best Business Class Award
REVIEW: Emirates A-380 – Utter decadence in the sky
TGC Travel Series: From Calcutta to London – The Raj Inside Out
Health and Wellness
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Do not use sweeteners for weight control, WHO says
Bird Flu Strain Just Made a Worrisome Shift
Breathwork shows promise in reducing stress, anxiety and depression, according to a new meta-analysis
Pounding Down the ‘Punjabi Paunch’: How my old college roommate reversed his lockdown weight gain
Antidepressants that make it past water treatment cause fish to fear predators less
Western society suffers chronic sleep deprivation, Jewish Nobel winner says
Casual smoking as bad as regularly lighting up, study finds
What Are ‘Jihad Pills’?
Is Guava Leaf Really a Miracle Cure? Research Weighs-In
Food & Beverages
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Champagne of Teas Strives to Retain Sparkle
Book on Syria’s Food Culture Seeks to Revive Country’s Human Face
The benefits of turmeric curcumin are many
India, the Land of Spices, Hosting Annual meet for Head of State Chefs across the world
Get More Natural Vitamin E With This Power-Packed Salad
Finance
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Former Silicon Valley Bank chief Becker says interest rate hikes, social media sank firm
The lightspeed re-boot that is quant investing
India’s Adani crisis spills over into street protests as losses top $110 billion
Adani Group stocks rout deepens to $72 billion despite share sale completion
SBI Increases One-Year Base Lending Rate
BlackRock Housecleaning Spikes Anxiety Among Fund Managers
Will Amazon Dominate the Grocery Delivery Market?
Will SoftBank’s $6 Billion Bet in India Pay Off?
WHY MARKETS LOVE MODI
Sci/Tech
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Apple Legend Raises Red Flags on AI
Samsung’s Galaxy Book 3 Lineup Offers a Laptop for Everyone
Tailoring dosages to a patient’s DNA cuts side effects by a third, ‘groundbreaking’ study finds
Nursing shortages: Helper robots are being deployed to ease the burden on overworked hospital staff
From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil
The New Fight Against Cancer
The Link Between Music And Academic Success
One in Four Americans Believes Earth is Center of Universe – Galileo doing back-flips in grave as he turns 450
Local Calcuttan
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Female Empowerment in Calcutta’s Business Space
What Article 377 Says About India
WHY VIKRAM SETH MATTERS
The Imaginary Indian
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Ghosts of Calcutta
Durga Puja Inc. and ‘The Company Puja’
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Home
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About Us
Video
▼
Dan Burt via Skype
Pritha Kejriwal
Ian Jack
David Godwin
Jayant Kripalani
Sadaf Saaz
Devopriya Roy
Kolkata Literary Meet
Of Interest
▼
U.S. Consulate General Kolkata Announces Opening of Relocated Visa Application Center in Kolkata
My conscience persuaded me: Student who protected Indian flag during Khalistani protest in London
Himalayan glacial lake flooding kills 14, more than 100 missing in India
Modi Inaugurates Yoga Day at UN Among Galaxy of Stars
India investigates rail disaster as trains crawl through crash site
78-Year-Old US Citizen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Espionage in China Amidst Foreign Business Crackdown
A year into war, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy defies Putin against the odds
Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquakes passes 20,000
Plight of homeless deepens as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 17,000
Death toll from Syria-Turkey quake rises to more than 8,700
Huge earthquake kills more than 2,200 in Turkey and Syria, bad weather worsens plight
US Shoot Down Alleged Chinese Spy Baloon
‘Terrorism Has Returned’: Pakistan Grapples With Attack That Left 101 Dead
How Russia is Gaming the Sanctions Regime for Economic Growth
Boeing delivers its final 747 jumbo jet
U.S., India partnership targets arms and AI to compete with China
Canada: Bangladesh Seeks Extradition of Founder’s Killer
Regulating Facebook won’t prevent data breaches
Features/Interviews
▼
Bharatanatyam: Arupa Lahiry Explores Aspects of Devi
Politics, cash, fame: what motivates climate change deniers
How many babies die from genetic diseases because they’re not tested? Too many, researchers say
Morals Most Valuable Gem in Diamond Baron’s Treasure
Carbon markets entice, but confuse, corporations: Report
Voice from the grave: Pope Benedict XVI Accuses Vatican Of Supporting ‘Homosexual Clubs’ In Seminaries And Being Manipulated By ‘Gender Ideology’ In Shocking Posthumous Confession
The obsessive Argentina fans in India and Bangladesh
Culture
▼
Literature
►
‘Trust’: a tremorous exploration of the edifice of American capital
“Exiles”: When a Mother Goes Missing – A Review
Exploring the Enigmatic Life of Atul Bihari Vajpayee – A Review
Learning from the Burning Ghats: Fire on the Ganges – a Review
Science and Sales: The Hard Sell, Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup – A review
New Murakami novel out in April, 1st in 6 yrs
Atwood’s The Testaments: A Thriller That Lays Society Bare
Coupling Humour with Anguish Rushdie’s Digital Don Quixote Dazzles and Despairs
From Spy to Whistleblower: Snowden’s Permanent Record Illuminates as it Alarms
Secrets of the Nobel Prize in Literature
World’s Coolest Library Opens in China and It’s Breathtaking
The ‘inevitable sadness’ of Kazuo Ishiguro’s fiction
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign
Film & TV
►
Controversy Erupts Around Cannes as Festival Chief Defends Festival Against Accusations of Celebrating Rapists
Culture Re-View: ‘Birth of a Nation’ one of the most controversial films ever is released
Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult starring in The Order
Review of Poker Face
The Golden Globes Recap
Baldwin charged for ‘reckless acts’ leading to ‘Rust’ shooting
Brosnan says Indian company ‘cheated’ him over mouth freshener ads
Controversial Indian film gets release date
How Google Is Killing the Independent Movie Industry
Destinations
▼
Travel & Global Destinations
►
Can Tea Tourism Save Darjeeling?
REVIEW: British Airways Club World – Keeping calm amidst challenging skies
The Maurya and Taj: A Tale of Two Hotels
Yatra Wins National Tourism Award for the Third Time in a Row
Seetalvan Orchard: Sweet Fruit of the Hills
Lufthansa A-350 Business Class Review – Munich to Bombay (ret)
The Maurya Sheraton: Homage to an Ancient Empire
Etihad wins TTG Asia’s Best Business Class Award
REVIEW: Emirates A-380 – Utter decadence in the sky
TGC Travel Series: From Calcutta to London – The Raj Inside Out
Health and Wellness
►
Do not use sweeteners for weight control, WHO says
Bird Flu Strain Just Made a Worrisome Shift
Breathwork shows promise in reducing stress, anxiety and depression, according to a new meta-analysis
Pounding Down the ‘Punjabi Paunch’: How my old college roommate reversed his lockdown weight gain
Antidepressants that make it past water treatment cause fish to fear predators less
Western society suffers chronic sleep deprivation, Jewish Nobel winner says
Casual smoking as bad as regularly lighting up, study finds
What Are ‘Jihad Pills’?
Is Guava Leaf Really a Miracle Cure? Research Weighs-In
Food & Beverages
►
Champagne of Teas Strives to Retain Sparkle
Book on Syria’s Food Culture Seeks to Revive Country’s Human Face
The benefits of turmeric curcumin are many
India, the Land of Spices, Hosting Annual meet for Head of State Chefs across the world
Get More Natural Vitamin E With This Power-Packed Salad
Finance
▼
Former Silicon Valley Bank chief Becker says interest rate hikes, social media sank firm
The lightspeed re-boot that is quant investing
India’s Adani crisis spills over into street protests as losses top $110 billion
Adani Group stocks rout deepens to $72 billion despite share sale completion
SBI Increases One-Year Base Lending Rate
BlackRock Housecleaning Spikes Anxiety Among Fund Managers
Will Amazon Dominate the Grocery Delivery Market?
Will SoftBank’s $6 Billion Bet in India Pay Off?
WHY MARKETS LOVE MODI
Sci/Tech
▼
Apple Legend Raises Red Flags on AI
Samsung’s Galaxy Book 3 Lineup Offers a Laptop for Everyone
Tailoring dosages to a patient’s DNA cuts side effects by a third, ‘groundbreaking’ study finds
Nursing shortages: Helper robots are being deployed to ease the burden on overworked hospital staff
From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil
The New Fight Against Cancer
The Link Between Music And Academic Success
One in Four Americans Believes Earth is Center of Universe – Galileo doing back-flips in grave as he turns 450
Local Calcuttan
▼
Female Empowerment in Calcutta’s Business Space
What Article 377 Says About India
WHY VIKRAM SETH MATTERS
The Imaginary Indian
▼
Ghosts of Calcutta
Durga Puja Inc. and ‘The Company Puja’