While volunteers have come forward to donate food and extra supplies to those in need, doctors operate a free clinic named ‘Abhaya’ at the protest site in memory of the victim.
Biren Kumar Basak from West Bengal remembers the days when he earned Rs 2.5 to now establishing a Rs 50-crore venture, employing 5,000 artisans. His sarees have won several awards including Padma Shri.
The oldest women's college in Asia, Bethune College has been blazing a trail for nearly 140 years. Among its alumnae are legends like Kadambini Ganguly (India's first female graduate), Asima Chatterjee (one of the first female Doctorate of Science in India) and Sarala Devi Chaudharani (founder of the first women's organisation in India)!