Isn’t there a popular idiom in Bengali which, if translated, goes like this: “If you need money, why there’s Gouri Sen to bail you out!” But who was this Gouri Sen? Was he a fictitious character?Well, no. Gouri Sen lived in 17thcentury and was the
Author Shibram Chakraborty had the rare ability to laugh at himself. His creations, Harshabardhan and Gobardhan will remain immortal in Bengali literature. There are many snippets that show the humorous side of Chakraborty.One such story revolves around Chakraborty and another renowned Bengali poet/author/ filmmaker, Premendra
One day a thief sneaked into Shibram Chakraborty’s room in the guise of an incense-stick seller. Shibram lived in a small rented room in a mess and he had very basic things required to lead a simple life. He never locked his room when he
This is the third giraffe fatality of Alipore Zoo in recent memory. In 2008, a Giraffe from Alipore Zoo died en route to Nandankan after being electrocuted by contact with a high voltage wire. Last year in 2016, a giraffe from Alipore Zoo died soon
Chewing Paan (betel leaf) is a tradition and a symbol of Indian hospitality which dates back to more than 5000 years. Offering a paan to guests after a sumptuous meal is part of Indian cordiality and affirms the age-old saying, ‘paan is the real shaan.’ Kolkata
Atrei Chatterjee and Urvashi Basu. Just imagine having some non-conventional meat at a Kolkata Food Festival! And that too exotic oriental dishes like Shark mixed meat, rabbit meat in wild green leaf paste with a dash of gondhoraj lebu, Rabbit bhuna, Turkey Pasinda, Emu Hariyali Kebabs!
Four city-based scientists have discovered a new path to block cancer’s long march. Researchers from the Institute of Bio-Physics at Bose Institute, Kolkata, have detected the culprit responsible for the progress of cancer metastasis or spread of cancer cells from its primary site of origin
This is great news for all nature and wildlife lovers of India and surely of Bengal as sightings of Indian Wild Dog or Dhole have been reported from Buxa Tiger Reserve of North Bengal recently. Camera of a tourist caught these animals that belong to
Kanyashree Scheme, the brainchild of Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee, has not just been a hit as an idea the world over, specially recognized by UN, but also is showing results at the ground level. The Kanyashree Brigade, that was also set up in different
The physical distance between a non-descript village of Ghatal in West Midnapore district and England’s Oxford University is huge, the means to reach the pinnacles of world education along with the merit and hard work needed is even more daunting. But this path has been