Kolkata,-With some rare and unpublished
letters and photographs, a new book reveals the untold story
of Rabindranath Tagore's eldest son Rathindranath Tagore
during his last days when he was hit with controversies.
Written by Tagore scholar Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay, the
Bengali book 'Apni Tumi Roile Dure: Shongo Nishongota O
Rathindranath' throws light on the last nine years of
Rathindranath and his controversial relationship with Dehradun
professor Meera Devi.
"This period of his life was very valuable as he was hit
with ego problems. There were some controversies and
allegations that had made his life difficult," Bandyopadhyay
told PTI after the book's release at Oxford Bookstore here.
Besides being an agriculturist, a talented architect,
designer, master-carpenter, painter and writer, Rathindranath
(1888-1961) was also the first 'upacharya' of Visva-Bharati
University, started by his father.
The book sources its material primarily from the letters
exchanged between Rathindranath, Mira and her husband Nirmal
Chandra Chattopadhyay.
All these 150 letters were so far a part of private
collection of Mira's son Jayabrata Chattopadhyay.
"Rathindranath and Mira had lived together in Dehrudan
leading to rumours of an affair between them," Bandyopadhyay
said.
"These letters were private till a point of time. But
everybody should know about this after a certain time. It's
all about Rathindranath's struggle and his feelings," said
Jayabrato, who is now co-directing a documentary on the same
subject.
Around 20 unseen photographs taken from Jayabrata's
collection and from Tagore's archive in Shantiniketan have
also been included in the book.
Brazilian film director dies after
heart attack in IFFI
Panaji,-Brazilian film director Oscar Maron
Filho, who was here to attend the ongoing IFFI, died today
after suffering a heart attack. He was 56.
Filho was speaking at the open forum when he suffered a
heart attack. He was rushed to the Goa Medical College and
hospital where he breathed his last, sources close to the
director said.
Gene that allows some to get by on
four hours' sleep 'found'
London,-Scientists have discovered a gene
which they claim holds the key to the secret of an internal
alarm clock which allows some people to get by on just four
hours of sleep a night.
A team at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich has
identified the gene, called ABCC9, that can reduce the length
of time people sleep. The same gene has previously been linked
to heart disease and diabetes.
The scientists have based their findings on a Europe-wide
survey which saw nearly 4,000 people from seven countries fill
out a questionnaire assessing their sleep habits.
They then analysed their answers as well as participants'
genes. The findings revealed that people who had two copies of
one common variant of ABCC9 slept for "significantly shorter"
periods than people with two copies of another version.
Having already established that the ABCC9 gene was also
present in fruitflies, the team were able to modify it in the
animal and shorten the length of time for which it slept, the
'Daily Mail' reported.
Lead author said: "Apparently the relationships of
sleep duration with other conditions such as heart disease and
diabetes can be in part explained by an underlying common
molecular mechanism.
Migratory birds flock to Kashmir
Srinagar,-With winter setting in Kashmir,
over six lakh migratory birds from Europe and Central Asia
have flocked to Hokersar bird reserve and other wetlands in
the Valley.
Every year, thousands of migratory birds from Siberia,
the Philippines, eastern Europe, China and Japan fly long
distances to escape extreme winter conditions in their native
places and search for food.
Besides Hokersar, the winged visitors flocked to Wullar
lake and other wetlands like Hygam, Shalibugh and Mirgund in
surrounding areas.
"Over six lakh birds have already arrived in the Valley
and 4,000 to 5,000 winged visitors are coming daily...If this
trend continues, we might have an all time high arrival of
migratory birds in the wetlands this year," Wildlife Warden
Abdul Rauf Zargar said.
Last year, nearly eight lakh winged visitors arrived in
Kashmir.
Brahminy Duck, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Garganey, Greylag
Goose, Mallard, Common Merganser, Northern Pintail, Common
Pochard, Ferruginous Pochard, Red-Crested Pochard, Ruddy
Shelduck, Northern Shoveler, Common Teal, and Eurasian Wigeon
are some of the most sighted birds in the wetlands.
Ultrasonography clinic sealed
Srinagar,—Health officials in Jammu and
Kashmir have sealed an illegal ultra sonography clinic in
Shopian district as part of its ongoing drive to curb female
foeticide in the state.
"Ultrasonography clinic Khansa Diagnostic Centre in
Shopian was sealed yesterday for functioning illegally...It
was earlier sealed in April but had started unauthorised
operation few weeks ago," the spokesman said.
A case has been registered against the owner of the
diagnostic centre, he said.
The state government launched a massive drive against
illegal sonography centres after the Census 2011 revealed
drastic dip in child sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir. Over 150
such clinics have been sealed for misuse of ultrasound to
determine sex of foetuses.
Meanwhile, a special squad of Drug and Food Control
Organisation sealed two shops at Chadoora in Budgam district
after they were found involved in illegal sale of psychotropic
drugs.
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