Women are more athletic than men
Weekend Plus Desk :Challenging the popular notion that men are more fit for exercise of all sorts, a new study has shown that women have a natural capacity to process oxygen more quickly than...
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Cherapunji: What it’s like to be in one of the wettest spots
Pooja Pillai :Last week, on the road from Shillong to Guwahati, our voluble driver touched on many topics: the best way to eat the massive pomelos we saw all over Meghalaya, the lack of...
Quick recipes for the burger-lover in you
Weekend Plus Desk :If you are a burger lover or want to fix a burger quickly for uninvited guests, here are a few recipes which can save the day. Recipes by Chef Gaurav Chadha,...
History of architecture questioning the premise of reading a building
Weekend Plus Desk :Architecture can be seen as a medium to understand society, within the realities of everyday. The International Conference on the History of Architecture (ICHA) in Delhi, focuses on these encounters and...
Life in a Fairytale: Telc, a small town in Czech Republic will make you go weak in your knees
Joanna Lobo :It is possible to fall in love at first sight. I did, 6,000 kms away from home. It was in a southern Moravian town, a few hours away from Prague, Czech Republic’s...
Food: Making a millet pancake
Weekend Plus Desk :Millet pancake is a healthy breakfast option and it tastes delicious too. If you’re looking to whip up a quick meal in the morning which meets your nutritional needs and is...
‘Children’s books are an influential medium’
Ishita Sengupta :Nandana Dev Sen, while describing – and, in some ways, defending her eclectic of body of work – asserts that she resists being labelled. Sen dons several hats. She has acted in...
POEM: Who is she?
Sirajul Karim : While I m in deep sleep I feel in my heart she is weeping. While I am awaken in the morning I listen to her sweet laughing. I know nothing the...
Writer, journalist Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury
Khondkar Sirajul Haque :Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury (1888-1940) writer and journalist, was born on 18 Kartik 1395 BS (November 1888) in the village of Maguradanga of Pangsha Upazila in the district of Faridpur. His...
Novelist Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Saumitra Sekhar :Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894-1950), novelist, was born on 12 September 1894 at his maternal uncle’s house at Ghoshpada-Muraripur village, near Kanchrapara in the 24-Parganas, West Bengal. His father Mahananda Bandyopadhyay, a resident of...
Litterateur, social reformer Begum Rokeya
Shahida Akhter :Begum Rokeya (1880-1932) was a litterateur, educationist, and social reformer. She played a pioneering role in awakening Muslim women. Named Roquiah Khatun, she is commonly known as Begum Rokeya. She came to...
Exercise, not just diet, can change gut bacteria
Weekend Plus Desk :If you thought only diet can change the composition of microbes in the gut, think again! Researchers have found evidence that exercise can change the intestinal microbiota independent of diet.The research...