Argentine director Pablo Cesar’s new film Thinking of Him, an Indo-Argentine co-production, will be screened on November 28, as the closing film of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which begins on November 20 at Goa. The film explores the relationship between iconic Indian
Way back in 1862, Kaliprasanna Singha penned Hootum Pyanchar Naksha (The Observant Owl Hootum’s Vignettes of Nineteenth-century Calcutta) which occupies a special place in Bengali literature; it continues to be read for its witty sketches of people and places of the city. Through this book,
With Kolkata and suburbs reeling under the death nail of the menacing Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes, the authorities are on their toes as to how to control these pests that are killing citizens, thanks to the deadly virus and protozoa they carry. What is worse,
• How was KREATIV formed and what is the significance of the name? Kreativ was formed in the second year of our college, but the idea started in high school when Chandrayeemade dresses from paper,for a fashion show competition at a school fest. So, when we
“Historically, we sold women apparel and cosmetics and now we are selling them cars and electronics and houses,” that’s how brand guru Paco Underhill explained the paradigm shift in the consumer graph of India at a CII Brand Conclave meet held recently. The legendary brand expert
Jubilation and celebration continues across the state, as Bengal clenched the GI tag for Rosogolla. But what is GI and why this sudden need for the tag? The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (GI Act) is a sui generis Act of
Now that officially Rosogolla has been declared to be Bengal’s, food lovers would undoubtedly take to that sweet delicacy. But rosogolla doesn’t necessary be had in the quintessentially Bengali way. Thanks to a city girl, Swati Saraf, Kolkata has for a few years witnessed rosogollas
“Howrah has everything to lead Bengal’s reindustrialization drive, in terms of skilled and cheap labour and technical finesse and expertise,” said Arup Roy, State Minister for Cooperation at the inauguration of Biz Bridge -- an engineering & manufacturing exhibition at the Dumurjala Helipad Grounds. True,
She is 43-years-old and a single mother of three children. She works as a domestic help and has already penned three books which have been translated into 24 languages. She is a regular speaker at diverse literary festivals held across the country. She is Baby
A barefoot girl in tattered clothes carrying burnt bricks to the factory area. A boy with an ashen face lying on the lap of his juvenile sister, a crumb of bread in his dirty hands. Another trying to balance a row of bricks on his