Even though Santa Claus lives in the North Pole, he undoubtedly loves Kolkata a lot and makes it a point to descend on the City of Joy every Christmas, hitting the streets in a new avatar. Kolkata hosts one of the largest Christmas carnivals of
Jalpaiguri is showing a new way to combat the menace of country liquor that keep on taking lives of people, most of whom are poor and addicted. Jalpaiguri District Superintendent of Police and his officers wanted to save the tea garden workers from the ordeal
He not only discovered the first invitro fertilization technique of India, under him the first test tube baby of India Durga was born in 1978. But Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay of Kolkata never got his due recognition. On the contrary his feat was ridiculed at by
There is a different kind of pleasure associated with unraveling history, 800 years old that has been deeply buried in the sands of time. Be it the royal palace, pre-historic lake, the gigantic corridor---- these incredible elements from the long-forgotten pages of history can all
Famous illustrator Shilpa Ranade came together with even more famous Gulzar to bring the animated version of Goopi Gayen Bagha Bayen to the larger audience. Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya happens to be the Hindi translation of Upendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury’s famous tales that was immortalized
He was the first person to receive a doctorate degree for researching on flags, revolving around the history of 422 flags, including national flags of various countries, religious and political flags too. A former railway staff and resident of Gopalpur in Asansol, Kalishankar Bhattacharya was
Kolkata International Book Fair is over. But the bookworms of Kolkata are still on the prowl for those word encased volumes that are like drugs for them. The hunger for books is simply endless, everlasting, perpetual and boundless. Kolkata has always made it a point
I have often wondered standing infront of the Shivlinga in our family temple, why does it have such a shape and why with the utmost religious fervor devotees keep pouring tons of milk on this ‘Linga.’ For any of you who have been to a
Festivals and fairs have a deep bond with the culture and heritage of a place. And if it happens to be a tourist destination, it can be best described and displayed to a larger audience through festivals and fairs. Taking this innovative route to showcase
They were the ones who used to quench our thirst once upon a time, supplying the residents of Kolkata pure drinking water. Well, we are talking of an age when the city homes did not have bottles of mineral water stacked or even RO filers