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Prof Rajat Kanta Ray mesmerised, inspired history students for decades: Eminent personalities

Prof Rajat Kanta Ray mesmerised, inspired history students for decades: Eminent personalities
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 06:03 am IST

National Science Day: Who is CV Raman, remembering legacy of a Nobel Laureate

It was during his tenure as a professor at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in Kolkata that Raman made his most significant breakthrough.
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 10:38 am IST

BBC documentary row: 'Power outage', ‘azadi’ slogans at Presidency University

Members of SFI raised slogans at Presidency University in Kolkata on Friday evening,
Updated on Jan 28, 2023 09:25 am IST

Now, SFI at Presidency University plans to screen BBC documentary on PM Modi

Presidency University in Kolkata.
Updated on Jan 25, 2023 10:30 am IST

Covid-19, hydroxychloroquine and Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray transformed his initiative into Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Works Pvt Ltd, with a capital of 2 lakh, by 1901.
Updated on Apr 10, 2020 05:09 pm IST

Presidency alumni team to felicitate Abhijit Banerjee in January

Economics Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee.
Published on Oct 24, 2019 06:19 pm IST

Mamata meets Nobel winner Abhijit Banerjee’s economist mother, seeks advice from both

Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee meets Nirmala Banerjee mother of Noble laureate Abhijit Banerjee, in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Updated on Oct 17, 2019 01:52 am IST

No coincidence that Presidency links Nobel-men

Abhijit Banerjee, one of the three winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, waits to speak at a news conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Updated on Oct 16, 2019 04:47 pm IST

Happy Teachers’ Day 2019: Importance, significance and history

In India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5 to mark the birthday of former President, politician, scholar and Bharat Ratna recipient, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Updated on Sept 03, 2019 10:49 am IST

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar: A shining star of astrophysics

A a young boy, astrophysicist and mathematician Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar had a deep desire to be like Isaac Newton. Often, he used to go to the beach alone, and pray: ‘Oh God, may I be like Newton!’
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 10:03 am IST

Subhas Chandra Bose: Valiant Fighter for Freedom

Subhas Chandra Bose’s famous slogan, ‘Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azadi dunga’ - sparked patriotism in the hearts of many Indians during the fight for independence, and continues to inspire people even today.
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 11:57 am IST

Bengal’s ruling party murdering democracy, intellectuals say for the second consecutive day

Economist Amiya Bagchi (extreme left), retired Supreme Court judge Ashok Ganguly and former principal of Presidency College, Amal Kumar Mujherjee (extreme right).
Published on Apr 12, 2018 10:32 pm IST