Kolkata: The city that bred Nobel laureates
Kolkata is often called the city of ‘bhadralok’, or ‘noble people’ – a city that has been home to educational elites...
Rabindranath Tagore
Nobel Prize in Literature: The firsts
The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards at the international level. The award honours academic, cultural and/or scientific advances. Literature...
Tagore the painter
Tagore started painting in 1924, at the age of 63. He was surrounded by exponents of visual arts, and so...
The Brahmo Samaj: in a nutshell
Back in the nineteenth century, the Brahmo Movement emerged in colonial Bengal. It was a social and religious movement that...
To whom did Tagore dedicate his essay ‘Visva-Parichay’?
Tagore wrote Visva-Parichay, an essay on science, which is basically a reflection of his scientific temper. It is also a...
Alexander Selkirk inspired these fêted poets and writers
Alexander Selkirk was born in Scotland in 1676. He went to become a sailor. Aboard the Cinque Ports, the crew...
