West Bengal Fishery Department has again come up with a new idea, that of creating hatcheries for Bhetki. This is found nowhere in India, though states such as Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh tried to build such hatcheries and were not successful. The first ever
Remember watching a Hindi movie in Elite long back in 2011, and a few English movies in theatres like Globe, Lighthouse, Jyoti, Metro and Chaplin as a child. What fascinated me in those days was not just the movies, but the Victorian façade and old-world
The all-time Bengali romantic duo of Uttam-Suchitra has often taken us by storm, and still they do, down ages and across generations. But a closer look into the Tollywood scenario opens up a few more astounding silver screen actors and actresses, who had laid down
The plane where Tagore and Kazi Nazrul meet, leaves a world full of words. And that meeting happened at the Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library(IPPL)recently, where a scintillating combination of songs, prose and poetry was presented. The programme was co-ordinated by Sri Pankaj Saha, former
You will hardly find any Chinese family residing at Chinamantala. But where is this place? Well, this is the spot popularly known as Achhipur. Remnants of only two ancient Chinese settlements have survived the ravages of time – a traditional Chinese temple and the grave
‘Tram,’ doesn’t the very word evoke nostalgia? A mode of transport that we probably still get to see on a few streets of Kolkata and some that we see in London. Very few Indian cities still hold on to trams. But aren’t they environment friendly
It’s nothing less than a mad rush. And in the centre of it all are two photographers from Bengal. Kounteya Sinha – a globally revered journalist, photographer and explorer and Alankar Chandra, founder of the Wild Voyagers who came up with the concept of ‘Into the
Clouds have inspired many a poetic heart. They have also been a photographer’s muse. Engineer Arpan Ganguly loves chasing clouds and their various forms, specially along the sky over Bengal and Kolkata. They talk to him, they have tales and dreams to share just like
Sunanda Bose is a social activist and has worked for decades on women education and rights. She also belongs to the erstwhile Taki Zamindar family Well, this is not the playground for East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, rather this is the buffer zone between Ghotis of
Don’t be stumped by the name of the place or the picturesque and breath-taking blue hills and forests of Kolakham, that might make you think you are in the Nilgiris. You are right here in Bengal, and in the virgin territories of the Kolbong Forest