Biryani, Blind Tasting and a Final Showdown: Raandhuni Na Kaanduni Promises an Exciting Grand Finale

After weeks of rigorous culinary challenges, unexpected twists, laughter and plenty of kitchen drama, Sony AATH’s Raandhuni Na Kaanduni is all set for its much-awaited Grand Finale! With the finalists, including Kanchan Mallick, Sreemoyee, Prerana Das, Sourav Das, Sayan and Shyamoupti, gearing up for the ultimate showdown, the competition is down to its final moments, with one last challenge standing between them and the coveted title.

The journey has been far from easy. From mystery-bag challenges and unfamiliar recipes to cooking with limited utensils and tackling tasks under unusual conditions, the celebrity contestants have had to put their creativity, patience and culinary skills to the test. Beyond the food, the kitchen has also been a space for playful banter, unexpected rivalries, budding friendships and moments that have made the contestant journeys memorable.

And just when the contestants thought they had seen it all, the Grand Finale is set to bring a bag full of challenges! The finalists will be tasked with preparing the much-loved Kolkata Mutton Biryani, but with a twist. They will have to cook without tasting their dishes while also taking care of a baby doll! A blind tasting by the mentors and fellow contestants will add to the excitement, before the final scores reveal who takes home the trophy.

Host Ankush Hazra said, “It's been a lot of fun being part of this journey and watching the contestants take on one challenge after another. There have been plenty of funny moments, little arguments, friendships blooming and, of course, some interesting dishes along the way! Every contestant has brought something different to the kitchen, and it's been lovely to see how they've grown over the course of the show. But the finale is going to be quite a challenge! Cooking Kolkata Mutton Biryani without tasting it, while also looking after a baby doll, is no easy task. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they tackle it. It's going to be a fun and exciting finish to a journey that's been full of surprises.”

With the final apron to be fastened and the coveted title up for grabs, the finalists are ready for one last battle in the kitchen. Who will rise to the occasion and earn the title of Raandhuni Na Kaanduni? The answer awaits in the Grand Finale!

Tune in to the Grand Finale of Raandhuni Na Kaanduni on 12th November 2026, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, only on Sony AATH and Sony LIV.

When Classroom Learning Meets Real Life: Home Science Shows Its Power

When Classroom Learning Meets Real Life: Home Science Shows Its Power

In a world searching for sustainable and healthy living, Home Science stands out as the true holistic education of our times in the truest sense, as it involves every aspect of life - starting from food and nutrition to textiles, resource management, human development and child care, to extension education - blending science, social insight and technology to solve everyday problems of families and communities.

Bringing this spirit alive, the Home Science Association of India (HSAI) organized NAVDISHA 2026, a unique online research platform that broke the conventional norm. Unlike traditional conferences where only completed research by senior scholars is presented, NAVDISHA opened its doors to students at all three levels - UG, PG and Ph.D. - giving young minds a chance to present ongoing work, get expert feedback, and refine their research journey early.

The East Zone edition saw vibrant virtual participation from Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Manipur, with over 20 papers that took the jury from tribal kitchens to coastal shores. From pomelo albedo candy and Manipur's traditional fermented Tating Sangh, to the nutrition of Oraon tribal mothers, the struggles of fisherwomen in Puri, JEEVIKA women leading organic farming in Bihar, and women rebuilding livelihoods in Manipur's relief camps - the presentations were a living map of India's grassroots resilience. The East Zone was part of a pan-India showcase where over 201 papers were presented across four zones before an eminent jury.

"Navdisha truly gives a new direction, and the ideas coming from the East prove that Home Science is not just about homes, but about building communities and the nation." - Prof. (Dr.) Madhu Sharan, President, HSAI

"Going online made Navdisha more inclusive than ever. The grand finale will be held on 14th November and prizes will be given at the upcoming Biennial Conference to be hosted by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana." - Prof. (Dr.) Suman Singh, Secretary, HSAI

"The East Zone is special because it is a living laboratory of culture and courage, where our young scientists are not just doing research but are saving heritage, securing nutrition and placing women at the heart of development." - Prof. (Dr.) Deepali Singhee, Vice President (EAST), HSAI

"It was a privilege to convene the East Zone. Our young researchers presented with great confidence and scientific rigour. The online format truly ensured that no talent from the East was left behind." - Dr. Rupa Rao, Convener, NAVDISHA (East) 2026

India’s Biggest Design Exhibition of 2026

BRDS Design Exhibition 2026, Kolkata – Celebrating Creativity, Innovation and Design Excellence 

Bhanwar Rathore Design Studio (BRDS) organised the BRDS Design Exhibition 2026 at the Uttirno, Kolkata, showcasing a diverse range of creative works by aspiring design students.

The annual exhibition is conducted across 15 major cities in India, including Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Nashik, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, Chh. Sambhajinagar, Lucknow, Bhopal, Nagpur, Akola and Raipur, making it an extensive initiative to promote design education and creative talent nationwide.

Motto of the Exhibition

·       Design Education Awareness: Introducing students to creative fields such as Fashion, Interior, Architecture, Product, Automobile, Graphic Design, Animation, Photography and Fine Arts, while highlighting career opportunities in the design sector.

·       Skill Development and Youth Empowerment: Empowering young design aspirants by nurturing creativity, innovation, design thinking and practical, industry oriented skills.

·       Promoting Indian Design Globally: Showcasing Indian design excellence and leveraging creativity & innovation to contribute to national growth.

·       Employment Generation: Creating awareness of diverse career pathways & employment opportunities within the design sector, enabling young creative talent to explore promising professional design careers.

·       Design, Architecture and Infrastructural Development: Encouraging sustainable design & architecture practices and modern infrastructure by nurturing the creative potential of India’s youth.

Exhibition Highlights

·       Career Guidance Seminar: Dr.Bhanwar Rathore, Founder & President of BRDS, shared valuable insights and preparation tips for entrance examinations such as NID, NIFT, NATA and UCEED.

·       Higher Education Opportunities: Representatives from 25+ leading design colleges and universities across India participated in the exhibition, helping students explore higher education opportunities in creative fields.

·       A Platform for Young Talent: The exhibition featuredartworks, 3D models, garments, paintings and other creative projects, encouraging students to express their creativity, innovation and design thinking.

About Bhanwar Rathore Design Studio (BRDS)

Established in 2005, Bhanwar Rathore Design Studio (BRDS) is a leading design education institute with 90+ centres across India. Over the past 21 years, BRDS has guided aspiring students in Design, Architecture and Fine Arts, mentoring 10,000+ students annually and nurturing the next generation of creative professionals.

Koel Mallick makes her TV debut with Sony AATH’s ‘Dear 90’s premiering 23^rd November

Promo Link: https://www.instagram.com/yourkoel/reel/DfCb9CWGcYT/

What makes first love so unforgettable? The excitement of a first crush, the anticipation of a handwritten note or the little moments that stay with us long after they have passed? Revisiting the warmth, innocence, and gentle charm of first love, Sony AATH is all set to premiere its upcoming Bengali fiction show, Dear 90’s on 23^rd November.

Marking Koel Mallick’s debut on television with this show, Dear 90’s will take viewers back to an era of music cassettes, handwritten letters and unspoken crushes, when love was simple, unfurled at its own pace, emotions expressed in subtle ways and small gestures held the deepest meaning. Set against the backdrop of the 90s, the story captures the joys and uncertainties of growing up, chasing dreams and discovering love for the first time. But as life unfolds and relationships take unexpected turns, will that first love stand the test of time?

Speaking about the show, Koel Mallick said, “The 90s were a special time, especially when it came to love and relationships. There was a certain innocence in the way people expressed their feelings, the excitement of waiting for someone, the joy of small gestures, and the memories that stayed with you for years. What drew me to Dear 90’s is how it takes us back to those emotions and reminds us of a time when falling in love felt truly magical. I am happy to be part of a story that celebrates love, growing up, discovering yourself, and cherishing the moments that stay with you. I hope audiences enjoy the nostalgia and find a little piece of their own story in the show.”

Produced by Surinder Films Pvt. Ltd., Dear 90’s features Koel Mallick, Sankhajit Sengupta, and Aparajita Mukerjee in lead roles.

Watch Dear 90’s from 23^rd November 2026 on Sony AATH and Sony LIV.

The Race for the Trophy Just Got Deadly! JioHotstar Unveils the Trailer of Student of the Year: After Dark

Starring Shanaya Kapoor in a double role alongside Abhinav Singh, Divik Sharma, Manya Grover, Deeya Damani, Adi Malik, Sheeba Chaddha and Vivek Gomber, the iconic campus gets a dark new twist where everyone’s competing to win and someone’s hiding a deadly secret

The bell rings, the competition gets fierce, and there’s a killer on campus! JioHotstar has unveiled the trailer of Student of the Year: After Dark, taking audiences back to the familiar corridors of St. Teresa’s, where ambition, rivalry and the race to be number one takes a dangerous turn. With a mysterious death at the heart of the story, the series brings together ambition, rivalry and murder mystery in a world where everyone has a reason to win and something to lose.

When St. Teresa’s queen bee Aayesha Malik (Shanaya Kapoor) is found dead, her twin sister Aditi (Shanaya Kapoor) refuses to accept that it was an accident. Determined to uncover the truth, Aditi infiltrates the school and enters the fiercely competitive Student of the Year contest, only to discover that her sister’s closest circle was also her toughest competition. To find the killer, she must do what it takes to rise to the top enter, survive and win.

The series taps into a generation where emerging at the top can become an obsession, and ambition can push people beyond boundaries. As Aditi navigates a world where the pursuit of success comes at a price, Student of the Year: After Dark asks a darker question of the familiar dream of being number one: how much are you willing to sacrifice to win?

If the original Student of the Year was about the DREAM of winning, Student of the Year: After Dark is about the COST of winning.

Shanaya Kapoor said, “Playing Ayesha and Aditi has been one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences for me as an actor. While the two sisters may look alike, they couldn’t be more different in their personalities and the choices they make. Ayesha’s mysterious death sets the story in motion, while Aditi’s search for the truth unravels a world where appearances can be deceptive and even the closest relationships hold secrets. What appealed to me the most about Student of the Year: After Dark is how it takes a much-loved franchise into an unexpected and new territory, where the stakes go far beyond competition and winning a title. It’s this fresh and intriguing take on a familiar world that made the experience so exciting for me.”

Director Reema Maya said, “Student Of The Year - After Dark is grit, angst and heart. It is for the youth of now. A popular franchise reimagined for current times. The trailer is a glimpse into the new world we have created. There is so much more in store! I wanted to explore the relentless competition that our youth find themselves grappling with. What happens when the need to succeed becomes all-consuming - destroying friendships, and even oneself. Our characters are young, ambitious, flawed and certainly not above suspicion. It is a murder mystery - competition series, where the competition is part of the investigation. I had a lot of fun taking commercial tropes of characters and dissecting their psyche.”

Produced by Dharmatic Entertainment and directed by Reema Maya, Student of the Year: After Dark brings a fresh, darker edge to the iconic franchise, where every friendship has a backstory, every rivalry has a motive and every clue brings Aditi closer to the truth.

Tune in to Student of the Year: After Dark, streaming exclusively on JioHotstar from November 13th.

Double celebration at Acharya Tulsi Academy Orchids The International School as students celebrate Diwali with the city’s traffic guards and kids from Prayajan NGO

 

●        While few students visited the Newtown police station area to celebrate the occasion, the kids from Prayajan NGO participated in the celebration at school.

 

●        Brightening their day, OIS Students gifted handmade diyas, candles and sweets to the traffic guards in the city, and the kids from Prayajan NGO 

After two years of small scale celebrations, Orchids The International School (OIS), Newtown, Kolkata celebrated Diwali with full vigor with the city’s traffic guards and the kids from Prayajan NGO, an organization for underprivileged kids. The students visited the Newtown Police Station area and spent some quality time with the traffic guards, and thanked them for their service.  The underprivileged children from Prayajan NGO, Rajarhat also visited the school where they participated in the celebrations with all excitement and enthusiasm. Beautiful handmade diyas, candles and sweets were gifted by the OIS students to the traffic guards and the kids.

“Festivals are about celebrating and coming together. During this Festival of Lights, we are extremely proud to celebrate the day with our traffic guards who have been helping in the constant management of the traffic and putting consistent efforts in keeping the city on the move. We are thankful to them for making our days and lives easier and our students were thrilled to spend some quality time with them. It was indeed a blessed moment to have the kids from Prayajan NGO at our school during the celebration. We are happy that they could participate in the activities and go back with lots of beautiful Diwali memories. After two years of low low key celebrations, it was indeed heartening to see our students participate with full enthusiasm for all the cultural activities conducted during the Diwali celebrations at the school too”, said Ms. Sharmili Shah, Principal, Orchids The International School, Newtown.

The cultural programme organized at the school including rangoli making, diya decoration, music and dance programs, non-gas activities and others witnessed participation from students and teachers alike with all zeal and fervor. The students also exchanged gifts among themselves celebrating the joy of giving and sharing.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) organised its Convocation Ceremony

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) organised its Convocation Ceremony on Thursday, the 6^th October 2022 at 14 Centres, viz, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ghaziabad, Pune & Kolkata.

The Inaugural Session commenced with CA. Sushil Kr. Goyal, Convenor, Members & Students’ Services, grievance & E-sahayata, ICAI & Council Member, ICAI welcoming Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Govt. of India and the young and vibrant newly qualified Chartered Accountants.

 

CA. (Dr.) Debashis Mitra, Hon’ble President, in his presidential address mentioned the significance of the contribution of the CAs towards nation building. He reckoned that currently our Institute is having 166 branches countrywide with 44 chapters dotted around the world representing itself in 45 countries. He conveyed the message to the young Chartered Accountants that this CA Profession commands respect and dignity. Referring to Garuda, the symbol of our Institute, he pointed out the four salient features of the great bird are that it was fearless, innovative, adapted to changes and withstands challenges and the CAs do possess those qualities.

 

Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister, also himself a Member of ICAI, took the stage and his speech covered a wide range of topics. He greeted the leadership of ICAI, flowed his congratulations to the newly qualified lot of CAs. He called them the “Ambassadors to this noble profession” and asked them to keep the head of this nation high. Visibly he was nostalgic while he had been recalling his earlier days of studying Chartered Accountancy. To establish the importance of the Chartered Accountants, he said that every document is a powerful endorsement based on the signature of a Chartered Accountant. Talking about the forthcoming World Congress of Accounting being organised at Mumbai on the theme Building Trust Enabling Sustainability, he gleefully conveyed the message that CAs have a significant role both in sustainability and in social activities in order to make this world a better place to live in. Quoting the 5 commitments as suggested by Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, he addressed the CAs as the “Talent Factory of the World” and wish they become “Global Champions” and act as “Job Creators’’ apart from doing their professional activities in the fields of Accounting, Auditing etc.

 

CA. Aniket Sunil Talati, Hon’ble Vice President, ICAI, offered Vote of Thanks. He acknowledged being truly motivated by the speech of the Hon’ble Minister in setting up 100 chapters of the Institute worldwide. CA. Talati also highlighted on the contribution of the parents towards adding some more partners in the nation building process.

 

The Ceremony was hosted at Kolkata Centre at Kalamandir Auditorium in Kolkata.  Pursuers of Chartered Accountancy Course who just qualified to become Chartered Accountants received their certificates on becoming a part of the fraternity in this ceremony.  Almost 1000 number of newly qualified CAs were awarded their degree of being a Chartered Accountant.

CA. Subodh Kr. Agrawal, the Past President of ICAI and the Guest-of-Honour to this ceremonious  occasion, graciously attended this function and CA. Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal, Council Member,  ICAI gave the welcome address.

CA. Subodh Kr. Agrawal, Hon’ble Guest-of-Honour to this programme and the Hon’ble Past President, ICAI, in his own original style, quipped that he belongs to this vibrant lot. Success depends on imbibing new things – Agrawaji reflected. Alluding to the example of Edmund Hillary, he envisaged that anybody could conquer anything by putting in the best efforts.

CA. Ravi Kr. Patwa, Chairman, EIRC of claimed that ethics and principles are the most important facets of life and hence short-cut growth will halt anyone’s success.