Reetwika Banerjee is a cyber security expert and a travel blogger Gour of Malda district was once the capital of ancient Bengal, from early 5th-century till 16th-century AD, being ruled by multiple influential kingdoms from the Mauryas to Guptas, Palas, Sens, Mughals and Afghans. The place
Famous Belarusian publisher Dmitry Kolas has brought out last week a translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s collection of poems, Gitanjali, for which in 1913 Tagore became the first Asian and non-white to win Nobel Prize for Literature. The book titled ‘Gitanjali: Song Offerings’ was published in
Comedy is one genre which exists in every form of art and every kind of culture. The specifics of comedy in each culture are different. In literature too, comedy has always existed as a unique form of story telling. In Bengali literature, the history of
Janet MacLeod Trotter is a British author who has more than 20 historical novels to her credit including a series on the Tea Planters of Bengal and Assam under the British era. She will be signing her latest book in Kolkata on 22nd November. She
Since 1987, Jogen Chowdhury has been working on line drawings and sketches. One gets to see them often on picture postcards at Santiniketan's Nandan Mela. As Jogen Chowdhury says: “Its almost 30 years, since I had joined Kala Bhavan as a teacher and loved doing
If you thought Bengal’s rosogolla only has a world-famous tag, you are wrong! After all, sweets have always been an indispensable part of Bengal’s culture and cuisine. When it comes to delectable Bengali sweets, the variety is simply countless. Bonde is one such beloved sweet
The ever-increasing cacophony and hullabaloo of city life at times becomes too difficult to bear. Living in an urban backdrop, I always wish to escape this chaos and ever imagined a haven, where I can experience the sound of silence. Where one’s own whispers will
What Durga Puja is to Kolkata, Jagaddhatri Puja is to Chandannagar. This erstwhile French Colony, has been celebrating Jagaddhatri Puja for more than three centuries. Around 350 years ago, the puja was started by Raja Krishna Chandra, who was the then Maharaja of Krishnanagar. He
She was not just a partner to Matinee idol Uttam Kumar, she was an actress of exceptional caliber. It is often said Benu di or Supriya Devi, took a somewhat backseat after her relationship with Uttam Kumar, that created tremendous hue and cry within his
