'A Burning' is a book about constraints society puts on people: Author Megha Majumdar
Jul 06, 2020, at 03:15 pm
Indian-born novelist Megha Majumdar, who lives and works as an editor in New York city, was the guest at Kitaab by Prabha Khaitan Foundation last month. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings an excerpt of Megha's conversation with journalist-author Nilanjana Roy regarding her debut novel 'A Burning'
COVID-19: NEET,JEE postponed till SeptemberÂ
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday announced through online medium the fresh examination dates of NEET and JEE Mains & Advance. Both the examinations have been postponed till September.
JEE Main, NEET, JEE Advanced to be held in Sep
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The JEE and NEET examinations, for admission to undergraduate engineering and medical courses respectively, have been postponed and the Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-Main) will be now be held from September 1-6, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
MAKAUT to launch Bengali e-book on fight against Coronavirus
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB) will launch a Bengali e-book on the fight against Novel Coronavirus pandemic on Saturday.
IIT Madras launches India's maiden online B.Sc degree in Programming and Data Science
Jul 02, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: IIT Madras has launched India’s maiden online B.Sc degree in Programming and Data Science, at a time online education is rapidly embraced amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
All monuments, including Taj Mahal and Red Fort, to open from July 6
Jul 02, 2020, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has decided to throw open the gates of all monuments across the country, including the world-famous Taj Mahal, from July 6, as the country gradually steps out of lockdown even as many states continue to clamp restrictions due to rising coronavirus cases.
BlitzkriegXP signs Vedang Chavan A.K.A Vedzz as head coach for BXP PUBG Team
Jul 02, 2020, at 09:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: BlitzkriegXP, which claims to be India’s first experiential e-sports organization, announced that Vedang Chavan A.K.A Vedzz will be joining as head coach of the PUBG mobile team.
Lions Foundation Day sees over 20 activities in one day by District 322B2
Jul 02, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Lions Clubs International, District 322B2, decided to observe their Foundation Day with greater emphasis on their social activities through 20 events organised on a single day, the organisation said.
Jul 01, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Get ready for a brand new literary festival, ‘Jaipur Literature Festival – Words are Bridges’, commencing on Thursday, organised by Teamwork Arts in collaboration with HarperCollins India.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu calls for bridging digital divide to ensure equitable education
Jul 01, 2020, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for bridging the digital divide to achieve universal primary education and ensure impartial secondary and higher education.
Jeremy Wade of River Monsters fame returns to Animal Planet with a brand new series
Jun 30, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Do you miss 'River Monsters', one of Animal Planet’s hair-raising yet inspirational programs, where you could watch some of the rarest, most elusive and most dangerous creatures lurking beneath the water’s surface, reeled in by biologist Jeremy Wade?
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Power Publishers, a leading Indian publishing, film and audiobook services company, now brings a large range of illustration and art services.
Learning in the time of a pandemic: The divide that divides
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:45 pm
It is three months since the first lockdown was announced due to Covid-19. Like all fields, the pandemic has affected the area of education too which has had to take recourse to online learning even from the primary school stage. But lack of universal availability of the electronic tools for learning, has also created a divide between the haves and have-nots. Anju Munshi probes
MyGovIndia goes live on Indic language social media platform ShareChat
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: ShareChat, an Indian social media platform, announced that MyGov India, an initiative by the Union government will be available on its platform for citizen engagement.
Public speaker and youth mentor Yash Tiwari pens novel on the COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Kanpur/IBNS: In a pandemic-ravaged world, where good news is still few and far between, 18-year old Yash Tiwari has made India proud by penning a novel on the current situation, which, according to his claim, is the first of its kind in the world.
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Writing under the pseudonym of Ateen Prahar, poet and author Hara Narayan Dhar displays his sense of humour and rhyming in his book of poems titled ‘Abol Tabol Dot Com’.
Poet and author Hara Narayan Dhar’s son talks about his father’s literary works
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Anirban Dhar talks about his project to get his parents and grandfather’s literary works in Bengali translated to English and published as well as about his own book in the pipeline.
Author interview: Srimati Ray talks about her book of poems 'On the Wings of Time'
Jun 29, 2020, at 01:06 pm
"The poems reflect my thoughts on nostalgia, love, hope, nature, life, and my dreams of a better tomorrow," says Srimati Ray about her first published book.
Trying hand at one of the world's oldest metal casting art
Jun 27, 2020, at 12:20 pm
At a time when the Prime Minister of India urges everyone to be 'vocal for local', here is a first hand account by Nitin Waghela about the traditional Dokra art of West Bengal and how one can train with the artists who are facing the challenge of machine-made products
Author interview: Vikramraj Parthasarthy talks about his book Legacy of the Legends
Jun 26, 2020, at 04:53 pm
The book is a tribute to the legendary leaders and cultural icons who have made this world a better place to live in, says author Parthasarthy about his recently published book.
Book review: This book of poems by Srimati Ray is a lyrical transformation of thoughts into words
Jun 26, 2020, at 04:25 pm
Readers are bound to recall poet Robert Frost’s famous line, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words,” while reading ‘On The Wings Of Time’ penned by Srimati Ray.
Book review: Punarbhava is an action-based fantasy thriller by Dr Ashutosh Jain
Jun 26, 2020, at 04:16 pm
You are most likely to be on a thrilling journey while reading 'Punarbhava', fantasy action thriller, with the tagline 'A Hero Reborn', written by Dr. Ashutosh Jain.
Kolkata's stylish bistro Quantum has drawn up an extensive delivery and takeaway menu
Jun 23, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Quantum, a stylish bistro located in the Alipore neighbourhood of Kolkata, has curated a special home delivery menu for those who are still hesitant about stepping out of the house but eager to enjoy a slice of the good life.
Give your home-office a professional look with help from ITZIN
Jun 23, 2020, at 10:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: ITZIN, a creative interior architecture firm, with experience of working in India and abroad, may have the right answer if you are worried about the look of your home-office.
Kolkata’s health food café Mint reopens with a nutritious yet appetising menu
Jun 23, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-based Mint Health Café has reopened its doors for dine-in with all health protocols in place, according to the cafe.
Jun 22, 2020, at 10:10 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh based leaders from various faiths came together recently to spread awareness against the stigma and discrimination prevalent in society owing to an irrational fear of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Very perception of wedding will change in post-Covid era: Author Amita Sahaya
Jun 22, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Author Amita Sahaya was present at An Author's Afternoon session presented by Shree Cement Ltd and organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation in June through Zoom. Sahaya, whose present book 'The Shaadi Story' examines the Indian wedding through a socio-economic and gendered prism, during an interaction with author Kiran Manral, spoke how marriage has been an integral part of a woman's life and how it is changing. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts
Shiva Texyarn launches anti-viral fabric with technology that deactivates Coronavirus
Jun 20, 2020, at 07:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian textile company Shiva Texyarn has recently launched an anti-viral fabric with HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03 which the firm claimed would deactivate most viruses including the deadly Novel Coronavius, that has kept the world on an edge, in the shortest-possible time.
McDonald’s India -North and East to spice up taste buds with all-new chili burgers
Jun 19, 2020, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: McDonald’s India – North and East has introduced two new ‘Chili’ burgers and Orange Fizz to its menu.
Jun 19, 2020, at 12:03 pm
Covid 19 has already changed the way we have lived so far when we took many things for granted. But as a sign of human resilience, people are also slowly adapting to the change. That includes dressing up fashionably still but keeping in mind the safety concerns. Anju Munshi takes a look at the current scene