Amit Dasgupta

As an Indian diplomat for over three decades, he has travelled extensively across the world.He was the ambassador to the Philippines and also worked in key positions in countries like Australia, Egypt and Nepal.

The playwright was equally unapologetic about admitting that he was touring literary festivals because he had "a book to sell".

Transformative thinking works when it’s combined by three elements – passion, dispassion and compassion, said former diplomat and author Amit Dasgupta at a public talk on ‘transformative thinking’, organised by the Waltair Club Discussion Forum here on Sunday.

The Durga Puja celebrations in Noida will have them all - from Rabindranath Tagor to rock performances to fashion shows.

The audio release of Ei Raat Tomar Aamar, held at a city restaurant recently, was a gala affair.

Director Amit Dasgupta’s next ‘Phire Aye’ is a twisting tale of three journalists. With an ensemble cast of Biswajit Chakraborty, Anamika Saha, Bodhisatta Majumdar, Soma Chatterjee, Rish Biswas, Biplob, and others the film is set to release on December 2. Speaking about the crime thriller, the director said this film is all about an indomitable journalist who thinks reporting is not just her profession but her duty to serve the nation.

What happens when two people decide to live their lives in one night?

Students learn and grow by studying abroad, as most international universities ensure that they are built on the twin pillars of teaching and research, writes Amit Dasgupta

Though seven months is not a long period in the history of a nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made clear his intentions to strengthen foreign policy right from the day of his swearing in, helping improve India’s global standing, retired diplomat Amit Dasgupta said here on Saturday.

The film stars experienced actors Biswajit Chakraborty, Anamika Saha, Manoj Mitra, director Subhom Das himself, Kaushik, Chandni, Arka and others in pivotal roles.

An English teacher of Delhi Public school (DPS) was arrested on Monday for allegedly sodomizing a 12-year-old schoolboy under city police station.

Top-ranked University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney is hosting the second edition of its annual India Open Day (IOD) 2019 to strengthen their association with Indian students and parents.

The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) and the Subramanya Construction and Development Company (SCDC) on Monday signed a joint-venture agreement to set up the world’s first integrated aviation university and training campus in Bangalore.

In a notable charitable initiative, an NRI doctor has offered to provide free paediatric cardiac services for 50 needy Filipino children in the next two years.

It is almost a fortnight since Hudhud ripped through the city, shattering lives and livelihood.

Amit Dasgupta, Campus Head of SP Jain Global, Mumbai, talks to us on the eve of India’s 67th Republic Day about how an Indian B-School is home to students from 30 nationalities.

When some friends from our university days decided to visit us in Vizag earlier this year, we planned a quick getaway to Araku valley and Borra caves, going by train and then returning by car.

The government had previously announced that the new rates would become effective from July 1 - only to defer it to July 11. Cabbies took full advantage of this confusion.

Denizens celebrated Independence Day with community engagement programmes, competitions and runs encompassing all age groups in the city on Monday.

It was the dragonflies that I noticed at first.They must have been there by the dozens.It intrigued me because only the other day, I had lamented their absence.Dragonflies keep mosquitoes away, I had read somewhere.

Less than two months after the US expressed interest to develop Vizag as a smart city, senior officials from the state held discussions with representatives of the US industry and officials of the US embassy, providing them a glimpse of the opportunities available in the city.

A sharp dip in production and surge in demand at weddings has resulted in the price of dressed chicken shooting through the roof across retail markets in the city.

Last year, it was the Kedarnath Temple theme for in memory of those killed in the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.

The Durga Puja celebrations in Noida will have them all — from RabindranathTagore to rock performances to fashion shows.

With Navaratra starting from Tuesday, the city is gearing up for Durga Puja celebrations.

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Come April, Bollywood's hit machine and his co-stars will start shooting for their new film, Chandni Chowk to China Town, partly on the Great Wall of China.

My first day, as a retired person, was on November 1 last year in Vizag, where my wife is posted.In the evening, we took a walk down Beach Road.The crowds and traffic were disturbing and chaotic .

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