Talent management company Fface ready to launch its first reality web series
Jan 11, 2019, at 02:05 pm
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Fface, a Kolkata-based talent management company, recently launched its Fface Calendar 2019 in the presence of actor Koushani Mukherjee and Tollywood's popular couple Subhasree Ganguly and Raj Chakraborty.
Fashion designer Agnimitra Paul opens exhibition to help women entrepreneurs
Jan 11, 2019, at 01:35 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) Sarojini Nalini Dutt Memorial Association has recently organized a two-day exhibition cum fundraiser for supporting women entrepreneurs, Self Help Groups and NGO's .
Vocalist Sohini Roy Chowdhury regales audience at city concert
Jan 11, 2019, at 01:19 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) Versatile vocalist Sohini Roy Chowdhury, from the Kirana Gharana, recently performed at the 5th Annual Chowdhury House Concert organised by Calcutta Performing Arts Foundation.
British doctor Jack Preger retires after 40 years of service to Kolkata’s poorest
Jan 11, 2019, at 11:34 am
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) Forty years after he first opened his medical bag and started treating the poorest of the poor on the pavements of Kolkata, Dr Jack Preger has decided to retire.
Sanskriti University signs MOU with ICAR-NBPGR
Jan 10, 2019, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Sanskriti University, which has a campus spread over 40 acres in Mathura near Delhi, has signed an MOU with Indian Council of Agricultural Research –National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources(ICAR-NBPGR) to further the cause of academic excellence and research.
Jan 09, 2019, at 12:52 pm
At a time when body-shaming is much in news in the social discourses, the ‘Big Fat Company’ theatre group of Bengaluru comprising plus-size actors, proves their point emphatically, reports Pooja Mahesh
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HRD Minister Javadekar approves addition of 5000 more seats in Navodaya Vidyalayas from AY 2019-20
Jan 07, 2019, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday announced the approval an increase of 5000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) for the Academic Year 2019-20.
“Proud to be an Urban Naxal,†says Sreemoyee Piu Kundu at the launch of her new book, ‘Cut’.
Jan 07, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): National award winning director, Srijit Mukherjee launched Sreemoyee Piu Kundu’s new book, ‘Cut: The Life and Death of a Theatre Activist’ in the presence of performing artist, Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee, and actors Ekavali Khanna and Sohini Sengupta, recently in Kolkata.
Kolkata Kettle: A fashion edit on craft, couture and cause
Jan 05, 2019, at 02:41 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Ready to loosen your purse strings for some shopping at the start of the New Year and support women empowerment?
Shopping makes you happy, materialism is not that bad: Study
Jan 02, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Amsterdam, Jan 2 (IBNS): People who attach great importance to buying or having things are often referred to as ‘materialistic’, which is generally regarded as being a ‘bad’ quality.
EZCC Parv Bharatiyam blends Indian classical and folk music and dance
Jan 02, 2019, at 03:14 pm
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) organized ‘Parv Bharatiyam’, a festival of dance and music recently at their Kolkata premises.
Google ushers in new year with an adorable doodle
Jan 01, 2019, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): As Tuesday ushered in a new year, popular search engine Google did not lag behind to delight netizens with an adorable doodle on its homepage marking the start of a new almanac.
Jyoti Singh wins ‘Miss Bihar-2018’ title, Nisha is first runner-up
Dec 30, 2018, at 04:40 pm
Patna, Dec 30 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Jyoti Singh won the title of “Miss Bihar, 2018” at an event organized here on Friday.
Myx Bar & Kitchen woos Kolkatans for 31st night
Dec 29, 2018, at 03:22 pm
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS) The Myx Bar & Kitchen is wooing Kolkatans with the assurance of the best party in town on Dec 31.
Dabboo Ratnani shoots Manyavar calendar for 2019
Dec 28, 2018, at 07:47 pm
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS): One of India’s most coveted fashion and lifestyle photographers, Dabboo Ratnani, recently came on board to shoot the Manyavar-Mohey celebrity calendar for 2019.
Dwijing River Festival begins in Assam
Dec 28, 2018, at 01:59 pm
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IBNS): The Dwijing River Festival began at the Aie River Park, Hagrama Bridge in Assam’s Chirang district on Friday.
Dec 28, 2018, at 11:48 am
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IBNS): Sultan of Santoor, Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya in a statement said he is opening the first ever Centre of Excellence in Los Angeles, California, United States of America in 2019.
Rhitom Sarkar, slide guitar artist, is keen to take his melody to a wider audience
Dec 28, 2018, at 11:34 am
Born to musician parents Rhitom Sarkar, a child prodigy, started with Indian classical music but soon he veered towards playing the guitar because of the instrument's musical appeal akin to vocal due to its ability to glide. His innovative mind searched for ways and means to incorporate the finer nuances of Indian music in his guitar. An MBA in System Administration, B.SC (Hons) in Computer science, he has also completed M.MUS/Sangeet Bhaskar (Guitar-classical), and is a Gold Medalist (First Class First). Sarkar shares his musical journey with Subhojit Roy, co- founder Connections PR.
Yellow and Violet : An artist's impression of the colours that stand poles apart
Dec 28, 2018, at 11:18 am
A graphic designer, owner of Graphite Studio and Artistic Director, Janus – White Cube, Subhamay Basu, talks about how his reconciliation with the colours yellow and purple.
Dec 28, 2018, at 10:44 am
Google doodle on Baba Amte's birth anniversary
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:54 am
New York, Dec 26 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Wednesday honoured Indian social worker and activist Murlidhar Devidas Amte on his 104 birth anniversary.
Dec 25, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New York, Dec 25 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Tuesday wished people on the occasion of Happy Holidays by decorating its website with a gorgeous animated doodle.
ICCR and EZCC present Bihan - A Musical Journey based on poem by Bengal governor
Dec 25, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS): Governor of West Bengal, Keshari Nath Tripathi, applauded the presentation ‘Bihan- A Musical Journey’, which was based on a poem written by him.
Serendipity Arts Festival 2018 focused on India and Goa's intangible heritage
Dec 24, 2018, at 04:08 pm
Panaji, Dec 24 (IBNS): While the curtains fell on Goa's Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, the organisers said that their Foundation's work on India and the region’s intangible heritage is a round the year activity.
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Life-size crib set depicting `Divine Birth of Jesus’ at Bandel Church
Dec 23, 2018, at 08:16 pm
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS): Thousands of visitors of all religious beliefs visiting the 419-year-old Bandel Church this year would get to see for the first time a human-size crib set with the theme of Annunciation - “Diving Birth of Lord Jesus Christ”. The life-size crib set has been designed by Mr Subrata Ganguly of Church Art.
Jamshedpur Carnival aces the weather with its variety programmes
Dec 23, 2018, at 12:44 pm
Jamshedpur, Dec 23 (IBNS): It was definitely game, set and match to Jamshedpur versus the weather god on the concluding day of the four-day carnival that was being held as part of the Jamshedpur Winter Fest 2018.
Dec 23, 2018, at 12:25 pm
On a crisp, cold December evening how about a cup of freshly prepared tea or chai! An ideal beverage to kill the chill! And, if you have some delectable munchies to accompany… then it makes for a perfect setting for an adda with friends.
One should not forget to work on inside world: Gaur Gopal Das
Dec 23, 2018, at 12:25 pm
Monk-motivational strategist-author Gaur Gopal Das has recently launched his book Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in your Life at Starmark in South City Mall in Kolkata. In an exclusive chat with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Das tries to sketch the path one should follow in the modern world
Excited Opportunities In Communication Design
Dec 22, 2018, at 01:58 pm
Design as a function is an essentialpillar of our society. It is one of those underrated disciplines that often get overshadowed by other sectors. Design as an industry has a significant impact on everything around us. From as simple as a water bottle to smartphone and even complicated things like aircraft and what not – everything has athought-outelement of design.
When winter comes, can nolen gur be far behind?
Dec 21, 2018, at 05:33 pm
Nolen gur is a speciality of Bengal. People wait for the date palm jaggery to arrive in the winter market. But as demand rises, the supply chain is trying hard to cope, not the least because of a changing weather pattern that affects production. Uttara Gangopadhyay reports