He is a college student, but has probably thought about women’s menstrual problems in a way that many of us haven’t. The ‘Padman of Bengal’ gave an exclusive interview to GB on why he stacks sanitary pads in public toilets • How did the idea of
Samudranil Gupta is an Ex-student of Presidency University, who is currently pursuing his research at JNU Campus canteens are always special because they are crucial in shaping camaraderie and politics. They are the most politically and aesthetically engaging spaces on campus. Whether they are big or
“I have always been proud to say I am from Bengal. This is where I belong, this is a place that gives me a sense of security, a sense of gratitude. Despite living and working in different parts of the world and India, I have
Loneliness is indeed gripping Kolkata. Once upon a time known as the ‘city with a heart,’ where para addas kept the old and the retired happy and gay, helping them to make friends and get into extended families, the city has changed much in recent
Who doesn’t love flowers? We all do. Imagine a flower garden or bagh, where British ladies went for their evening stroll in Perin’s Garden. By then, the British East India Company had established their supremacy over Kalikata, and was abandoning Sutanuti. This is when Baghbazar
Soham Das is an Ex-student of Jadavpur University and a travel freak Shankarpur isn’t new to weekend travellers of Bengal, but it is still unique and virgin, unlike its better known cousins, Digha and Mandarmani, that are anytime overcrowded and over-exploited. Geographically, it is situated on
• Why did you choose a topic like menopausefor the movie and how was it conceptualised? My Director and I were having a coffee cup conversation one day planning about our next venture when we realized it’s perhaps high time to start featuring women centric plots
SOLACE With light fading towards darkness of the evening, silence crawled up the abysm. Indrani sat in her room all alone engulfed in darkness, preoccupied with her thoughts. Her sorrow was so deep that she could not get away from it. She even lacked the strength
Rohit Sen is an ex-student of La Martiniere and has participated in the Athletes Meet organized by the Debanjan Foundation Just a week after the FIFA World Cup, Kolkata gets ready for yet another football carnival. With 40 participating schools this time around, The Debanjan Cup
If you happen to walk down the quaint Dover Lane of South Kolkata, you might encounter on a blind alley, an almost century old white bungalow that looks brand new with its ornate windows and polished wooden doors. Well, this is a house built in