Most Bengali contemporary school students are familiar with Ranur Prothom Bhaag, a short storythat is part of school curriculum. When asked about the author’s name, most tend to say ‘Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay’ instead of Mukhopadhyay, though Bibhuti Bhushan Mukhopadhyay was one of the most widely-read
When it comes to Purulia, it is all about Granny’s love and Grandpa’s pampering. This year too I went to visit my grand parents, and decided to go to the picturesque Ayodhya Hills dotting the fringes of this district. In a Bengali family you can’t
Films have portrayed love, affection and bonding between families in the most beautiful way. Though we find bonding between mother-son or brother-sister,tales of father-sons are rare. There are exceptions though,three cult films of this genre were Charlie Chaplin’s masterpiece, The Kid (1921), Vittorio De Sica’s
The news of finding a vast fossil forest at Ilambazar in Birbhum has garnered enough interest both among geologists and tourists. State Forest Department is developing 10 hectares around Amkhoi-Jambooni, as a tourist spot where the main attraction would be a fossil park. Previously paleontologists
Bengal government received winning praise from FIFA’s Javier Ceppi, director of FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The state government indeed did a praiseworthy job by refurbishing the Salt Lake stadium and its adjoining areas. A business delegation from Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BNCCI)
Almost 374 crore was approved by the state level committee looking after green projects for beautification and protecting Bengal’s flora and fauna. The Green Cities Mission will involve setting up underground cable in select towns, green zones in towns and Kolkata, replacing old street lights
Jesuit Father Christian Mignon, a Belgian missionary who translated the Bible into Bengali died recently in Kolkata. He was 93. Father Mignon translated the Bengali Catholic Bible, popularly known as the Mangalbarta Bible. This Bengali Bible was widely read by Bengali Catholics, both from West
Night (Jibanananda’s poem on night in Calcutta) Lepers open the hydrant and lap some water. Or maybe that hydrant was already broken. Now at midnight they descend upon the city in droves, Scattering sloshing petrol. Though ever careful, Someone seems to have taken a serious spill in the water. Three rickshaws trot
This is what Taslima Nasreen had to say about Bhai Phonta: “There are hundreds of patriarchal festivals in India. People are celebrating Bhai Phonta or Bhai Dooj or Bhai Tika or Bhai Beej today. On this day, sisters put a sandalwood paste or a vermilion mark
The restored Nivedita house on 16 Bosepara Lane in Bagbazar will be opened to public on October 28. The Archaeological Survey of India had taken up the restoration project for this Grade One Heritage building of North Kolkata. In 2013 the state government bought the