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In a first, Kolkata gets boat library SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 27, 2021, 02:30 PM IST Share Synopsis Children will be able to choose from a selection of 500 titles in English and Bengali on the Young Readers' Boat Library. Agencies KOLKATA: The West Bengal Transport Corporation in collaboration with a heritage book store here has launched a children's library on a boat, the first of its kind initiative, an official said. The idea behind the boat library is that one can read books while appreciating the beauty of Kolkata, cruising on the Hooghly river, he said. Children will be able to choos...

Belur Math to reopen gates on February 10 Senior monks met recently to review the situation and unanimously decided to reopen between 8.30am and 11am and from 3.30pm to 5.15pm Belur Math will be open to devotees and other visitors from February 10, after remaining shut for nearly six months as a precaution against Covid-19. Around 300 monks stay at the Math, the global headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, and close to 250 employees work there. The Math closed its gates to visit...

The battle for Netaji: Preserve the ideas of the secular patriot, don’t just seek votes January 26, 2021, 9:23 PM IST Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist for over three decades, starting her career with The Times of India, subsequently moving to Outlook magazine and The Indian Express. She has been a primetime news anchor and at present is Consulting Editor, The Times Of India. She is also a political commentator on the news channel ET Now. Ghose is the author of the best selling biography of Indira Gandhi, "Indira, India's Most Powerful Prime Minister." She is the author...

PM’s speech was replete with attempts to underscore Netaji’s Hindu background while keeping mum on the icon’s uncompromisingly secular, tolerant, humanist worldview

PHOTOGALLERY Swami Vivekananda's Birth Anniversary: Quotes That Hold Relevance Today On Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary, we bring you his most inspiring quotes that hold relevance today. India | News18 | January 12, 2021, 10:02 am 1/ 12 Born on January 12, 1863, Swami Vivekananda emerged as one of the inspiring personalities. He came under international spotlight after his enticing speech at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. He was known for his Vedanta philosophy and became India’s spiritual ambassador, becoming a bridge of religion and science between east an...