It was 1757, a year that etched many a milestone for Bengal and in a larger perspective even India. For this was the year when the last Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daullah lost to the British army and Bengal lost its independence to the foreign rulers,
‘Highhhhlyyy Sussspicious…’ that stress on the ‘S’ made all the difference as Jatayu aka Lal Mohan Ganguly (also pronounced in an anglicized style) tried to express his thoughts to Feluda in Sonar Kella. Rather should we say the manner in which veteran comedian Santosh Dutta
Moumitra Mitra is a vocalist in Indian Classical Music who has popularized Indian music in Beijing! How did she do that? She tells GB readers in this exclusive interview • Since when have you been promoting Indian classical music in China?; I had been appointed by ICCR,
That soft and embroidered fabric with exquisite designs, that probably remind us of our granny’s love and our childhood winters. Yes, we are speaking of Bengal’s quintessential quilt version of Kantha and the exclusively embroidered ones known as Nakshi Kantha. If you wish to see
Hindustan Club is a club with a difference. It has always stood out from the rest as it is an all-women club. Keeping that in mind they are celebrating Durga Puja this year with a theme that goes well with their club ethos. Amar Uma
Satyajit Ray’s Apur Sansar was a classic per se that brought out every emotion of Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s classic novel. But imagine Apur Sansar selling Bengal’s golden-brown fritters mixed in a thonga full of puffed rice! Well, that’s what Bengal and Kolkata is all about, where
If non-violence is what he preached his whole life, violence left deep scars not just on thousands of homeless families on the eve of Indian Independence, but threw Mahatma Gandhi in ‘darkest despair.’ That despair became palpable in his repeated marches to the blood-soaked territories
Sunanda Bose is an activist and a member of erstwhile Taki Zamindar family Sunderbans is anytime a land of predators. However, we mostly relate it to the land of the Royal Bengal Tiger, though far more formidable predators lurk in its waters. I have already mentioned
