Interested in a spooky tale? And that too in a station at Purulia? Begun Kodar is a tiny station lying between Kotshila-Muri under the South-Eastern Railways. It was in the early 1960s that Lachan Kumari, a queen of the Santhal tribe that inhabited this area,
• At what age did you start your creative journey? I launched the online Twirl store in September 2017. The state of my own wardrobe and that of my friends and family triggered the starting of the clothing store. I felt there must be a better
Travelling to Bishnupur, was not just walking down annals of history, but for me it was also revisiting my past. Had been to this Terracota district while I was in college, and needless to say I had forgotten half the history surrounding these structures. So,
The minute someone takes the name of Shaktigarh in East Burdwan, one remembers Lyangcha! But how did this famous Bengali sweet get its name! In the 1890s, an expert karigar (sweetmeat maker) arrived in Shaktigarh from Kalna to make pantua and ladykany. He was lame
How many of us can even imagine the presence of ISRO, BARC-Mumbai, Geographical Survey of India, Ministry of Earth Sciences stalls in a rural fair? Well, it was a pleasant surprise indeed, as I along with my Kishalay (the NGO I run in Sunderbans) kids
Bengalis love fish. Mention Bengali food to anyone in India, and the first image it evokes is that of fish and rice. Yes, Bengalis are indeed prodigious fish-eaters. A statistical review shows that fish production volume across West Bengal rose from 1447.26 in 2008 (in
Ruchita Bose interviews Rahul Maheshwari, who is trying to make Kolkatans fall in love through Speed Meet. • Why do you think your format of speed dating works in Kolkata? I had the same question before we tried Speed Meet in Kolkata. Kolkata hosts a large population
Ananya Dhawan - (1st) THAT DREARY VIBE Contracted imagination, limited dreams. Bizarre thoughts and the wildest screams. Those extreme highs, those lowest lows the drama, the deceit, the perished soul, the pain- concrete. And you, hoping, demanding, wishing, but meticulously failing. Being pulled and torn, you are ailing. Ever and again, you feel the persistent beat. Holding on, more to defeat. (Ananya is a freelance
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