Imagine a town, a few hours drive from Kolkata, still sending their children to learn French. Not English, not Hindi, not any other foreign language. Just like Bengali, their children know how to speak in fluent French. That’s how the young generation of Chandernagore, the
‘The offered one..’ well, this is an offering made not to God, but to the upliftment of a society under British India. That’s what an Irish woman had done almost a century ago, right here, in Kolkata. Yes, you have got it right. We are
There is an undying love and passion for football in some parts of India, when it comes to the FIFA World Cup. In Kolkata, every four years, this takes on epic proportions bordering on a craze or madness – that magically emerges from nowhere capturing
1. Moulali Rathyatra Mela: Held at Ramleela Park, this fair is as colourful as the rainbow in the sky with a plethora of birds and plants that are sold here. The fair is almost 50-60 years old. The primary attraction are birds such as love
“His master gave him 2 annas and asked him to bring Sandesh. The servant was a bit confused, he never realized Sandesh is something that can be read, he thought it is a Bengali sweet delicacy. Thus, he stood beside the road and started asking
Every year one of the biggest Rathyatras of Kolkata is organised by ISKCON, with three towering colourful chariots pulled by thousands of devotees along city streets. What we see through the glimpse of this festival on Kolkata streets is not just a religious display of
Loitte fish also known as Bombay duck fish is apparently an unassuming fish to most Bengalis, thanks to the queens, Hilsa, Rohu, Katla, Parshe, Topshe, reigning Bengal’s fish palate for decades. But for Bangaals who had come to West Bengal from Opar Bangla after the
Graveyards can also be picturesque and they can also speak a thousand words at times, of selfless love, of bonds that revolutionized a nation and helped in another nation’s freedom struggle. One such cemetery is Tama, in Japan’s Tokyo. Walk through its well-maintained manicured lawns
Gaane bhuban bhoriye debo, the eternal Shyamal Mitra song playing on the lips of Uttam Kumar on stage… Tanuja in the audience, taken aback at seeing her ‘driver’ turned to the singer she was mad for. What does Tanuja do? She sits down, with tears
