Sundarbans is world famous for its honey.Two varieties are available.The most famous is whitish in colour and is obtained from Khalisha Flower, found in the deep interiors of the forests.The other is slightly yellowish and is obtained from Keora, which is a Mangrove tree. Zafar
• What motivated you to get into writing films? I am fond of films since childhood. On a fine Sunday morning, when one of my actor friends offered to mark his directorial debut with one of my micro stories, it lit the first spark of film
Rabindranath Tagore’s Sajano Sansar is back to Udayan. The Visva Bharati authorities have recently brought out on display several furniture pieces used by Tagore, that were so long gathering dust. From Bengali New Year, they are being showcased in such a manner that people get
K.G. Subramanyan or Kalpathi Ganpathi Subramanyan, quite legitimately is known as one of the towering figures of Indian modern art, whose vision and experience infused an essence of modern India in contemporary art. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, in association with Seagull Foundation for
A heritage and wildlife enthusiast, Amitava Purakayastha works as consultant in the social development sector. The babus of Paikpara took a big step in spreading and popularising Bengali Theatre in 19th century Kolkata. Raja Pratap Chandra, Ishwar Chandra Sinha and Sir Jyotindra Mohan Tagore were great
There was a time when Bengal or Kolkata’s sweets were completely indigenous and linked to the products that were produced in that area. This is long before Kolkata’s sweet shops were flooded and partially taken over by sweets that have a significant North and West
Can you imagine, a village in Sunderbans’ remote Patharpratima, dispose their garbage in a hygienic way just like we do in Kolkata? Digambarpur gram panchayat has a proper trash collection mechanism that starts from their doorstep. Moreover, they pay for the water they consume, something
Murshida Khatun is Headmistress of Debkunda SARM Girls High Madrasah of Murshidabad Mirzapur village of Murshidabad. A village that is not just about lush green meadows, muddy paths or uneducated wage earners and farmers, but also about a brave Muslim girl who have fought all odds
It was then British India and Kolkata was the capital. The country’s first archaeological survey started in 1863 under Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered the first conclusive stone age hand axe from Pallavaram near Madras. He went on to discover many more such tools and
Along with Gulzar, Jogen Chowdhury, Suniti Kumar Pathak and Amitabha Ghosh, now its Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is all set to be honoured with the highest award from Tagore’s Santiniketan. Desikottam is the highest award conferred by Visva Bharati University. Incidentally Bachchan started his