Kunal Roy

‘Left supporters have made a tactical shift towards BJP to fight Mamata’

September 25, 2020

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya’s new book, Mission Bengal: A Saffron Experiment (HarperCollins, Rs 599), narrates how Mamata Banerjee’s attempts to reduce the Opposition to insignificance in the state backfired. In an interview with The Daily Guardian, the author shares how the saffron camp’s push for Hindutva and a tactical shift of the...

Parents, teachers concerned about school reopening amid Covid-19

September 23, 2020

The Centre’s decision to partially reopen school on a voluntary basis comes at a time when the students have adapted themselves to the new normal. As the decision is aimed to bring back life to normalcy, students are now perplexed to decide between their health and career as both can’t...

Urgent police reforms are needed: Justice Lokur

September 23, 2020

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur said on Tuesday that urgent police reforms are needed in the county. He was delivering The IPF Foundation Day Lecture 2020, organised by Indian Police Foundation, on how “Reforms in Police and Criminal Justice are crucial to safeguard the democratic rights of citizens’....

Covid has taught us to be content & grateful for what we have: Chef Sanjeev Kapoor

September 19, 2020

As September is being celebrated as National Nutrition Month to address the problem of malnutrition among women and children, one of India’s most celebrated chefs and Padma Shri recipient Sanjeev Kapoor talks about the importance of nutrition in overall well-being. Excerpts: Q: The National Nutrition Month is aimed at creating...

Understanding world of boys is first step to understand men: Vaidyanathan

September 18, 2020

Journalist-turned-author Siddhartha Vaidyanathan tells why he decided to take a journey inside the adolescent minds through his new book, What’s Wrong with You, Karthik? (Picador India, Rs 599). Excerpts: Q: At a time when most authors are using heavy topics like gender equality, racism, violence, etc, you chose to explore...

Kapila Vatsyayan, living encyclopedia of Indian culture, passes away at 92

September 17, 2020

A luminary in the arena of India’s art and culture and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Kapila Vatsyayan breathed her last on Wednesday at her Delhi residence at the age of 92. An acclaimed doyen of arts, culture and civilisation, she was also the life trustee of Delhi’s India International Centre (IIC)...

Dark clouds in employment sector and the silver lining

September 16, 2020

Technocrats in the country observed the Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2020 as a tribute to the great- est Indian engineer and Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Engineering has always been a popular career choice among students in India. The engineering industry has always been able to pull students to it...

The art of deceiving in culinary world

September 5, 2020

A large number of people these days are turning or at least attempting to turn vegetarian and vegan, and hence chefs have found a way in making sure these people don’t miss out on the taste of meat-based food, especially for those who have been hardcore non vegetarians. Simple food...

Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik join hands for The Last Show

September 4, 2020

Actors Anupam Kher and Satish Kaushik will start shooting for director Vivek Agnihotri’s film The Last Show with proper safety precautions amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Since the lockdown, which was enforced in March, this will be the first time Kher and Kaushik will visit a set. The Bombay High Court...

Sharing student-teacher bond through online window

September 2, 2020

Only a teacher understands what a child is going through: Adheesh Shrawan The lockdown for me has been such a new and fresh experience. As I am single with ample time in my hands, I have managed to learn and teach so many new things to my students. This pandemic...

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