My first visit to a unique food carnival of Kolkata, Ahaare Bangla was indeed an exciting eye-opener! The venue at New Town Mela grounds was divided into 3 sections - Veg, non-veg, Tea - snacks and the Sweet Section called ‘Mishti Bangla.’ Initially, I thought
Dasghara is a village between Dhanekhali and Tarakeshwar. Educationist Paramita Biswas whose family had a major contribution in the education movement in the village, has recently set up Dasghara Girls’ College to support higher education of local girls. She speaks to Saheli Mitra in an
Ahaare Bangla organized by the Animal Husbandry Department of Bengal has a new surprise this year! Coloured crabs. These are rare crabs that are usually a delicacy in countries like Japan, Korea, China and Australia. They were never fished in India. But recently fishermen are
Winter is all about savouring food and tasting dishes in Bengal. And when it comes to sweets, Bengal scores above others for sure! So why not trace the ‘lesser known’ sweets of Bengal, this season? Here’s a checklist: Sarpuria or Sarbhaja of Krishnagar:A famous delicacy of
After a tremendous response in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore, SheThePeople.TV brings the Women Writers’ Fest to Kolkata on 8th December. The day-long festival puts the spotlight on authors, writers, bloggers and editors, featuring firebrand panelists from across genres. An ideal forum for women writers
Well, social media can unify two souls and that’s what a speech-and-hearing impaired couple from Bengal proved. Tulsi Sharma of Birbhum and small-time merchant Subhendu Saha are both speech-and-hearing impaired, but that did not deter them from expressing their feelings for each other online! Tulsi is
A recent RTI (Right to Information) case filed in Calcutta High Court demanding to know the status of poet Madhusudan Dutta’s house might have saved this Kolkata structure from getting demolished. After KMC’s detailed clarification, the present owner’s plans to rebuild the property has been
Howrah Bridge is a bridge with a suspended span over the Hooghly river in Kolkata. Commissioned in 1943, it’s original name was ‘New Howrah Bridge.’ In 1965, it was renamed as Rabindra Setu in honour of Nobel Laureate and famous Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. It
At the extremely busy intersection of Deshapriya Park and Rash Behari Avenue on one side and Sarat Bose Road on another, on the pavement in front of Anusthan Bhavan, squats the modest, soft-spoken Nitai Das with the love of his life:Books! Any winter noon you
Well, when Bengal was reeling under the impact of GI tag and rosogolla craze, there was this rice from Bengal that was silently making inroads into homes of foreign dignitaries, businessmen and ambassadors. Thanks, to chief minister of Bengal, who herself turned the brand ambassador