Sister Nivedita University (SNU) on Monday awarded honorary D'Litt degree to sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, author Manishankar Mukherjee aka Shankar and industry doyen Ratan Tata among others. Amjad Ali Khan and Shankar received the awards from West Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose, who was the chief guest on the occasion. Ratan Tata, however, could not be present. Amaan Ali Bangash was spotted in the audience, clicking a picture of his father. Also in the audience were with actress Gargi Roychowdhury, Sudhangshu Sekhar Dey, president of Publishers and Booksellers Guild, and Tridib Chatterjee, general secretary, Publishers and Booksellers Guild
Amit DattaRabindra Bharati University celebrated its 45th annual convocation on the Jorasanko Thakurbari campus on Monday. West Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose, who is also the university’s chancellor, was present on the occasion with vice-chancellor Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty
Ashim PaulThe Association of Voluntary Blood Donors, West Bengal, organised an awareness drive and a blood donation camp at Sealdah station on the World Thalassaemia Day on Monday
Suvendu DasA horse enjoys a refreshing bath at the Maidan area on Monday afternoon. Following a few spells of smart showers and thunderstorms over the last two weeks, Kolkata is sizzling again. According to the IMD, the maximum temperature registered on Monday was around 38.5˚Celsius
Soumyajit Dey