Subhro Niyogi
Is renaming Fort William an act of erasing empire or erasing history?
The defence ministry’s decision to rename Kolkata’s historic Fort William as Vijaydurg, after a fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg, has sparked a debate among historians, military veterans and locals. While renaming colonial landmarks is not new, critics argue that the choice of a Maratha name for a British-built fort in Bengal lacks historical context
Why Nature picked Kolkata as country’s science capital
While Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science and IIT Bombay are among the top places for research in India, Kolkata boasts an array of institutes from where researchers have contributed to more natural-science and health-science journals.
Why rail panel report called Kanchenjunga Exp that killed 10 ‘accident-in-waiting’
The Commission of Railway Safety's report exonerated the goods train loco pilot, who was initially faulted by railway authorities, while pointing a finger at ambiguity in rules to be followed in cases of failure of automatic signals
Tea garden labourer to top woman rugby player
Sandhya Rai, the daughter of tea garden labourers, recently got shortlisted as one of the top 32 Asian women rugby players
On or off? Why the AC debate is heating up
As India eases lockdown restrictions and people get ready to return to office, there is concern over the spread of Covid-19 in air-conditioned environments