Team Averera from IIT-BHU clocks beat mileage at Shell's 'Make the future live India 2019'

Nov 27, 2019, at 05:38 pm

Kolkata / Bengaluru/IBNS: The second edition of Shell’s ‘Make the Future Live India 2019’, featuring the Shell Eco-marathon competition has drawn to a close. Of the 24 participating teams, team AVERERA from Indian Institute of Technology - Banaras Hindu University clocked the best mileage of 387.9 km/kwh in the Battery electric prototype category.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar unveils 4th Edition of “Wisdom Speaks”

Nov 27, 2019, at 05:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar recently launched the fourth edition of “Wisdom Speaks” - a trilingual multi-disciplinary-peer-reviewed journal – published by Indian National Forum of Art and Culture (INFAC), a premier non-profit working for the promotion and invigoration of art and culture in India since 2005.

UN Women India and TikTok UNiTE to break silence, end violence

Nov 27, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: UN Women India, United Nations entity committed to gender equality and empowerment of women has collaborated withTikTok the world’s leading destination for short form video content, on their campaign called #KaunsiBadiBaatHai.

Pep up your Kolkata winter evenings with BBQ dinner at JW Kitchen Alfresco

Nov 27, 2019, at 03:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With the Kolkata weather turning mellow and the mercury promising to dip, especially at night, it is time to dine under the stars, and no wonder those in festive mood are heading to JW Kitchen Alfresco.

Swimming against tides is the spirit of poets: Writer Pratibha Ray

Nov 27, 2019, at 11:23 am

Jnanpith Award-winning writer Pratibha Ray was the chief guest in the second edition of Chair Poetry Evenings  held in Kolkata between Nov 22 and 24. As Ray inaugurated the poetry festival, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with her

Prioritisation helps in balancing corporate job and writing: Christopher C Doyle

Nov 27, 2019, at 11:12 am

Author-musician Christopher C Doyle, a busy person in corporate sector, was the guest at An Author's Afternoon  organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation  in Kolkata. During his interaction with Anjum Katyal for about an hour, Doyle spoke about his book The Mahabharata Quest Series, his creation Quest Club, balancing corporate job and writing and how his daughter was an inspiration for his venturing into the authors' world. Souvik Ghosh brings the excerpts of the conversation.

Monkey Bar Kolkata hosts music producer and DJ Anish Sood this Friday

Nov 26, 2019, at 05:01 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: If looking for some electrifying musical gig to start off the weekend, then head straight to Kolkatas popular gastropub, Monkey Bar, on Friday.

Multi-designer menswear store Dapper to hold ‘The Wedding Edit’ this weekend in Kolkata

Nov 25, 2019, at 02:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Dapper, a Kolkata-based multi-designer menswear store founded by Shilpa Sethi, will hold its Men's Wedding Edit 2019, at a pop-up space in the city. 

Writer Pratibha Ray inaugurates Chair Poetry Evenings 2019

Nov 23, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Jnanpith Award winner Padmasri Pratibha Ray, in the presence of poet Subodh Sarkar, on Friday inaugurated the second edition of Chair Poetry Evenings 2019.

Kolkata: Groove and dance with Nidhi Banthia Mehta at Skulpt tomorrow

Nov 22, 2019, at 06:06 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Skulpt, a gymnasium in Kolkata, is all set to add an extra rush of excitement for all fitnessenthusiasts by conducting a dance fitness workshop with Nidhi Banthia Mehta, the founder of Bolly Beatz, on Saturday.

Sikkim has immense potential waiting to be unleashed: Arijit Dutta

Nov 21, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Arijit Dutta, Managing Director of Priya Entertainments, in conversation with Subhojit Roy about the forthcoming Sikkim Film Festival and the just concluded Temi Autumn Festival, is hopeful about the growth of Eco Adventure tourism

Starmark holds The Penguin Classics Festival

Nov 21, 2019, at 03:40 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Penguin Random House India, is hosting The Penguin Classics Festival: There is one for Everyone at its South City Mall bookstore here.

Tomorrow’s Foundation with Salaam Bombay Foundation organises sit-n-draw competition to promote anti-tobacco campaign

Nov 21, 2019, at 03:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Tomorrow’s Foundation, in association with the Mumbai-based NGO Salaam Bombay Foundation, organised an inter-school drawing competition on the occasion of Children's Day to promote its anti-tobacco campaign.

Starmark holds book signing session for author Christopher C. Doyle's The Mists of Brahma

Nov 21, 2019, at 03:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Westland, held a book signing session for author Christopher C. Doyle and his book ‘The Mists of Brahma (The Pataala Prophecy Book 2)’ at its South City Mall outlet here last week.

Popular mystery story by Shrishendu Mukhapadhyay now available as a graphic novel ‘Pagla Sahib’s Grave’

Nov 21, 2019, at 02:53 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A popular children's story in Bengali, 'Pagla Saheber Kobor', by noted author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, will now be available in the form of an English graphic novel.

Mohd Rehan Raza's new book on the Andamans & Nicobar is inspired by the resilience of tsunami survivors

Nov 20, 2019, at 05:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: It was his encounter with the survivors of 2004 tsunami in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and their resilience that inspired doctor-turned-government official Dr. Mohd. Rehan Raza to pen "The Great Nicobar Island: India's Southern Fortune".

Jaipur Literature Fest launches blogging competition

Nov 20, 2019, at 04:57 pm

New Delhi/UNI: After the resounding success of the previous years, the popular Jaipur Literature Festival Blogging Competition is back.

Kolkata: Chowman launches week-long ‘Chidren’s Food Festival’

Nov 18, 2019, at 05:49 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s popular restaurant chain Chowman celebrated Children’s Day eve with the underprivileged kids of NGO Basha who launched a week-long ‘Chidren’s Food Festival’ here.

Kolkata: Acropolis celebrates Children's Day Kidsopolis

Nov 17, 2019, at 11:45 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In an effort to transport children back to the world of dream and imagination and fun filled activities, Acropolis, a shopping mall in Kolkata, had organized Kidsopolis, a 'Children’sDay' Celebration, recently.

Kolkata gets ready for the delicious Week of Italian Cuisine in the World starting on November 18

Nov 16, 2019, at 06:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS Starting November 18, Kolkata will join cities around the world for a week-long celebration of Italian cuisine, an annual event that promotes the country’s gastronomic culture abroad.

Have you been to the Beer and Pizza festival at JW Marriott Kolkata?

Nov 15, 2019, at 09:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: JW Marriott Kolkata has decided to match the irresolute mood of the weather in the city with a 'Beer and Pizza' festival at its JW Kitchen Alfresco.

Sequins to Macarons: Limited-edition haute desserts from Yauatcha

Nov 15, 2019, at 07:57 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Curious to know what happens when a fashion designer and celebrity stylist join hands with a French inspired patisserie?

Pearl Academy opens campus in Kolkata

Nov 15, 2019, at 05:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Design institute Pearl Academy on Friday announced its foray in the eastern part of India with the launch of its campus in Kolkata.

Second edition of Kolkata’s Chair Poetry Evenings to open on November 22

Nov 15, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Kolkta/IBNS: The second edition of the international poetry festival, Chair Poetry Evenings, conceptualised by Tushar Dhawal Singh and Sonnet Mondal, will be held in Kolkata from November 22 to 24, 2019.

First Goa Open Arts Festival, an initiave of the state's creative professionals, to be held in February 2020

Nov 15, 2019, at 01:49 pm

Kolkta/IBNS: The Open Arts Initiative, a group of creative professionals living in Goa, is organising the first Goa Open Arts Festival early next year.

Kolkata's International Poetry Festival- Chair Poetry Evenings poised to return for its second innings

Nov 15, 2019, at 01:39 pm

History has shown that sometimes it takes a chance encounter and a sparkle of a thought to ignite something big and make it real. Such was the case for Tushar Dhawal Singh , an IRS professional and Sonnet Mondal, engineer by qualification, to strike a match and light their fire of poetic leanings into a revolution.

Pan-India gastropub Monkey Bar reinvents its menu but retains some of the old faourites

Nov 15, 2019, at 12:21 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Monkey Bar, the pan-India gastropub (a part of the Olive Group of restaurants), which has an outlet in Kolkata too, has come up with a new menu, which includes over 40 dishes and eight signature cocktails.

Amway India celebrates Children’s Day with Mukti Rehabilitation Centre

Nov 14, 2019, at 04:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amway India, the country’s FMCG direct selling company, celebrated Children’s Day for the 11th consecutive year on Thursday.

Korean Cultural Festival to enthrall Mumbaikars with their traditional culture and cuisine

Nov 13, 2019, at 09:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A two day festival to be hosted by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Mumbai will showcase South Korea's traditional dance, music and food.

Starmark hosts launch of Durjoy Datta's novel Wish I Could Tell You

Nov 13, 2019, at 06:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Penguin, hosted the launch of bestselling author Durjou Datta’s latest novel ‘Wish I Could Tell You’ at its South City Mall outlet here on Sunday.