novelist‚ writer and filmmaker. He still dominates our memory because of his documentary “Stop Genocide” made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Zahir Raihan was born on 19 August 1935‚ in the village Majupur‚ at Feni. His father was a professor of Calcutta Alia Madrasha. After the Partition of Bengal in 1947‚ he along with his parents returned back to their own village. . Early stage of his life Zahir passed the Matriculation in 1950 from Amirabad High School and completed his ISc. from
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Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman’s “Born into Brothels” is a lengthy documentary that shows lives of seven children growing up in the squalid red light district of Sonagchi‚ Calcutta. Briski and Kauffman focus on the everyday lives of these children which include: drug addiction‚ abuse and beatings‚ rage and apathy that perpetuate their misery. “Born into Brothels” by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman‚ is a documentary that is overflowing with symbolism. Photography is exposed throughout the documentary;
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1946. After the British and Congress backed out of the Cabinet Mission Plan Jinnah called for a Direct Action Day to achieve the formation of Pakistan. The direct action by the Muslim League and its Volunteer Corps‚ resulted in massive rioting in Calcutta between Muslims and Hindus/Sikhs. As the Indian National Congress and Muslim Leaguefailed to reach a power sharing formula for united India‚ it prompted both the parties and the British to agree to independence of Pakistan and India. As the first
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Poverty is prevalent everywhere in both developed and under-developed countries alike. Countries are stricken by thousands that are living in the slums such as the favelas in Brazil. Many are thriving well below the poverty line. Even people in Calcutta depend on the landfills as their prime resource. Many result to exposing themselves to the drug market and prostitution as in South Africa for this is their only source of income. Horrific holocausts have wreaked havoc in various places of the world;
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Swami Vivekanand was born in Calcutta on 12 January 1863 to a lawyer family. He was called Narendranath in his childhood. He was brilliant in his studies from his childhood. He was disciple of Guru Ramkrishna Paramhansa. He had a significant role in the spread of Hinduism and Hindu culture worldwide. His speech at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago on Hinduism had stunned the entire audience. Vivekanand advocated that man of all religions must assimilate the spirit of others and yet preserve
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Sati Essay The British were overstepping their rights by abolishing Sati‚ they were completely biased in their opinion toward them. Sati has been around for centuries more than the British East India Company (BEIC). The BEIC has never meddled with their practice before‚ so what is it that sparked their sudden interest? The hindus are positive that if the BEIC continues to pursue this unrealistic task they will not get the final result they want. The BEIC had no right to interfere with
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Former President of India Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam usually referred to as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam‚ is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. Wikipedia Born: October 15‚ 1931 (age 81)‚ Rameswaram Full name: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam Awards: Bharat Ratna‚ Padma Bhushan‚ Padma Vibhushan‚ More Education: Madras Institute of Technology (1955–1960)‚ St. Joseph’s College‚ Tiruchirapalli (1954)
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Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman’s Born into Brothels is‚ in my reckoning‚ a quiet miracle‚ a feature-length documentary that follows and transforms the lives of seven children growing up in the squalid red light district of Sonagchi‚ Calcutta. Carefully avoiding bathos and melodrama‚ Briski and Kauffman pull us deeply into the everyday existence of these kids - the verbal abuse and beatings‚ the drug addiction and atrocities‚the desperation and impoverishment‚ the rage and apathy that perpetuate their
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History of the Telecom Industry • 1851 First operational land lines were laid by the government near Calcutta (seat of British power) • 1881 Telephone service introduced in India • 1883 Merger with the postal system • 1923 Formation of Indian Radio Telegraph Company (IRT) • 1932 Merger of ETC and IRT into the Indian Radio and Cable Communication Company (IRCC) • 1947 Nationalization of all foreign telecommunication companies to form
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praised by American critics and sold 600‚000 copies. Also‚ it received the 2000 Pulitzer price for Fiction The namesake “The Namesake” was Lahiri’s first novel and was published in 2003. The story spans over thirty years in the Ganguli family. The Calcutta born parents emigrated as young adults to The United States Of America with their children Gongol and Sonia where they experienced the constant generational and cultural gap. Lahiri made herself as a cameo “Aunt Jhumpa”. Unaccustomed earth “Unaccustomed
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