Did you know there are many ghostbusters and spirit chasers in Kolkata? Not the typical ojhas who use brooms and mantras, to drive away ghosts and spirits, but whisperers and sorcerers who might are in great demand, even though their chambers like in roadside shacks.
Come December, join GB Walks, and get spooked at the haunted sites of Kolkata, why not enjoy a ghastly-ghostly feeling first-hand! Kolkata always had its share of spooky, haunted old buildings and heritage sites, thanks to the British and European legacy that this city holds on
We are all familiar with Sukumar Ray, the nonsensical poet of Bengal and India, who was often compared to none other than Lewis Carroll. Sukumar Ray’s Abol Tabol, is a path-breaking collection of nonsense poems that have a deep-seated meaning hidden behind the fun and
Discontented families and friends of patients undergoing treatment in hospitals in West Bengal often target medical professionals and doctors in particular with allegations of negligence and incompetence. But recently a team of doctors of Jhargram Super-Speciality Hospital achieved a rare feat when they operated on
Be it from West Bengal or Bangladesh, it seems Bengali women are ruling the world’s scientific world. If Nairwita Majumdar from Malda had assisted the 2017 Physics Nobel Prize winner and his team in their path-breaking discovery, NASA research engineer Mahmooda Sultana has bagged the
‘What is great in the realm of art might not be equally acceptable in the realm of morality; similarly, what morality finds laudable might fail to satisfy artistic thirst’ – this observation, articulated in the course of Annada Shankar Ray’s essay collection on Tolstoy, reflects
It is always said Rabindranath Tagore and Sister Nivedita shared a strange relationship, thanks to their religious differences. But what many of us do not know is the kind of mutual respect they had, that helped them get over several differences and come close through
Sister Nivedita’s historical book Cradle Tales of Hinduism was published in 1907. Though many think the stories are more like folklores that children tend to listen to from their grandparents and parents while in the nursery, the stories in reality have a deeper essence. And
Waves of humanity rising and singing to the tunes of Un’estateitaliana (To Be Number One) across ancient and historical stadiums of Milan, Turin, Rome, Naples. Best of the world’s soccer teams sweating, dribbling, kicking and defending goals on fields to the chant of frenzied mobs.
English Bazar (Malda) residents will at last heave a sigh of relief when the unkempt plot, used for dumping waste will be replaced by an attractive and aesthetically pleasing hanging garden. The garden will be set at the heart of the town at Rathbari, informed