At the Women Writers’ Festival in Kolkata this Friday one will get to hear Shutapa Paul speaking on why writing political biographies is a difficult job. Her new book, ‘Didi: The Untold Mamata Banerjee’ brought out by Penguin has recently hit the stands. “My session
The West Bengal Government has shown an exemplary precedence in solar production with its unique programme ‘Alosree.’ Under this programme, solar panels have been installed on roofs of 1200 schools and colleges which offer 21 megawatts of electricity regularly. This is also helping many schools
They came from all over Bengal, be it Jalangi, be it Barrackpore or even Kolkata itself. Their buzz filled the Nandan campus and their mission and works stole all hearts. The Indo-Russian ties got a boost at the RICE organized painting exhibition of the 2nd
Swarnabha Dey is an IT professional based in Kolkata who with the help of friends and others have set up the first crowd-funded school of Bengal. He gives an exclusive interview to GetBengal on how such crowd funded schools can help the next generation of
There was a nip in the air and the sun lazily made its ascent in the sky. The warmth of a wrap felt comfortable as we zipped across the nearly empty roads on a Sunday morning. A random stop at a roadside stall for the
Near Shyambati Market in Santiniketan, stands a quaint boutique store and also a vibrant café which serves quintessential Bengali dishes. Tanzil and Café Pyala happens to be the new hotspot of Santiniketan. It all started around Poush Mela 2015 when two friends Sanghamitra Ghosh, a
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library….” That’s what Argentinian short story writer, Jorge Luis Borges had said once upon a time. And that paradise descends on earth when we happen to sit in a quaint library, leafing through books
If you have ever been to Bakkhali and Henry’s Island, you would know why this whole tract of virgin territory was once called the Paradise of Bay of Bengal. But now it seems a racket of land sharks are operating in this area, mercilessly cutting
Krishnanagar is not just about dolls, it is also about Sarpuria and Sarvaja. And when it comes to sweets, nothing can beat the century-old shop of Adhar Chandra Das & Sons. People from all over Bengal come here to savour their mouth-watering sweets including the
The Interior Designing students of J.D. Birla Institute took up a grand initiative recently to beautify the walls of the slums of Ward 89 of Tollygunge. The young artists painted the walls of worn out houses that are usually covered with filth and dust. The