The orange orchards of Darjeeling, Mirik, Bijanbari, Kurseong, have always been famous for their delicious oranges. When the rest of the world produces oranges that are luscious, Darjeeling oranges always had an identity of their own, thanks to their sweet taste. Though considered to be
Manoranjan Byapari was just another rickshaw-puller on the busy Kolkata streets, ferrying passengers to earn a living, till he by fate came across award winning author Mahasweta Devi many years ago. Byapari was an avid reader and one particular Bengali word was haunting him, he
Kopai River (also called Sal River) is synonymous with Rabindranath Tagore and Santiniketan. A tributary of river Mayurakshi, it flows past Santiniketan, Bolpur, Kankalitala, Kirnahar and Labhpur in Birbhum district. It is a small river in the dry season but overflows its banks during monsoon.
The warning signals have been there in different districts of Bengal since the past few years---rapid depletion in the population of Bengal’s indigenous fishes. The mangrove forest cover in the Sunderbans is getting reduced at an alarming rate over the past few decades. Mangrove loss