Whether you are a Christian or not, Kolkata residents have always waited anxiously for what we call ‘Borodin.’ Shopping at New Market for Christmas Trees and decorative items, walking across the beautifully lit Park Street, visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral and of course,gorging on fruit and
Head to the Beach festival of Bengal this weekend. This week-long festival has started off! Organised jointly by the Purba Midnapore district administration and Digha-Shankarpur Development Authority (DSDA), the carnival has been planned on a very big scale with daring activities like ride on hot
This man from Kolkata is surely on a mission. Else why would an asthma patient take up the uphill task of scaling the highest peaks of the world? Not just a challenge, Satyarup Siddhanta in reality overcame the hurdle of his health issues and successfully
Well, a village in Alipurduar has set a rare precedence. It is an arid zone has transformed into a green valley with the touch of a magic wand, or so it seems. The dry fallow land was unfit for cultivation and residents of the area
Rinku Bhakat of Purulia entered the prestigious ‘Mrs Asia’ beauty pageant at the age of 41 and came out trumps. Her journey, that began in Huchukpara, Purulia, four decades ago, has been an interesting one so far. She had never ever thought of entering any
Good news for West Bengal! That the state is attracting foreign investment is evident as KOTRA (Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency) hasrecently opened their Trade Office in the city. KOTRA is an official trade and investment promotion agency of the Republic of Korea. The Kolkata
Sergeant Sudip Roy is not just an inspiration for the police force but for the whole of humanity. He even proved there cannot be anything more important for police officers than their uniform. Roywas inducted into the force in 2014 and deputed to the South
In our childhood, no circus would be complete without painted clowns, those dwarf figures, we always laughed at and they made all efforts to make us roll down in laughter. Those not-so-ordinary men,who either tried stuffing themselves into too-small cars or hitting each other over
Do not feel frightened of these anacondas, that will soon grace the Zoological Garden in Alipore, for they are not as ferocious and gigantic likethe anaconda of the Hollywood movie. One of the longest known snake species in the world, Anacondas live in Amazon basin.
If you thought Kaju Barfi is a North Indian sweet, then think twice. It was invented in East Midnapore and the name of Kalu Moira is synonymous with this sweetmeat. He had a shop adjacent to Kanthi bus stop and his shop was renowned for