West Bengal

Gaurav was capturing the flight in a video, and you can see how Purushottam instinctively held on to Gaurav right when the cord snapped.

What started as a personal project by the bureaucrat, has impacted the lives of over 20,000 students across 73 schools in the last three months.

The age-old ritual has not only become invariably synonymous with the festival but also an intrinsic part of the state’s cultural identity.

When newspapers in the sleepy town of Bhadreshwar hit the doorstep of her family home, she had made it to the front page. ‘Daughter of Grocer tops state, clears UPSC with AIR 19’ the headlines splashed.

In West Bengal's Purulia district, there is a tiny school in the Hura block, that is a benchmark for many!

"Though West Bengal has achieved 100% electrification, but there are some areas where electricity supply is needed. Those areas may find a use for this technology,"

Unwilling to be stifled by red-tapism, the dynamic DM of Alipurduar is showing what civil service is really about — taking governance to the doorsteps of the dirt-poor.

"To every student irrespective of age from Basirhat and nearby areas, 'Sir' is akin to demi-god and more of a parent than their real parents."

The fast-growing satellite city has been recognised as a 'Green City' by the Indian Gold Building Council (IGBC). New Town is certainly showing West Bengal the green way forward in the area of urban development.

These women were amongst the initial members of the armed independence movement lead by prominent Bengali revolutionary, Surya Sen, whose names would forever remain synonymous with the Chittagong Uprising.