Santragachhi Jheel, close to Kolkata have been a haven for migratory birds over decades. But off late, thanks to the construction and vehicular pollution, Santragachhi has witnessed a depleting population of birds. But due to a recent notification by the state government, the migratory moorhens
The state government has started a store named Sneho Nir on Gokhale Road near Rabindra Sadan that will sell jewelry and handicraft products exclusively made by transgenders. This is indeed a great gift to the community that has been so long neglected in India and
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has started a three-year campaign against child rape and child sexual abuse. The rally to reach every part of the country is now in Bengal. The Siliguri rally got huge response and participants urged people of North Bengal to help the
Thanks to the intervention of Calcutta High Court, around sixty-one trees around Laal Dighi will get a new lease of life. Calcutta has seen huge number of trees felled in the recent past in the name of infrastructure development, specially metro rail construction. Kolkata Metro
Scientists at Louvre in Paris have been examining a charcoal drawing known as Monna Vanna that was kept at a quiet corner of a palace north of France. Curators from the museum believe the drawing is at least in part by Leonardo. The size is
The Indian Roller Bird, popularly known as Neelkantha is now almost missing from the wildlife rich Bijnor area, where even a few years ago, its sighting was quite common. It was so common that bird catchers used to capture them and take them door to
For the wanderlust traveller, ‘Muslin Circuit’ could very well be a new travel destination of Bengal. West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board (WBKVIB) in collaboration with Society for Kindling Handicrafts & Indigenous Art (Sokhia) has conceptualized a unique travel plan: tourists will be taken
Ingredients Shredded coconut: 3 cups. Sugar: 1 cup Evaporated Milk: 2 cups. If using whole milk, reduce 4 cups to 2 Condensed Milk: 1/4 cup Procedure: • In a heavy bottomed deep pan mix the shredded coconut and sugar with hand thoroughly. • Put the pan on low heat and then stir
We are committed to tell the faded and lost story of our own gharana which battled its way forward from the established and highly patronised traditions of the north. Dear Readers, It is a moment of pride and joy for all of us at GetBengal and Bongodorshon. The
We were just out of school, when Byomkesh Bakshi first hit the TV screen in 1993. The famous Doordarshan serial, directed by Basu Chatterjee with Rajit Kapoor in the lead. I was a huge fan of Agatha Christie and his Hercule Poirot, so Sherlock Holmes or