In the long history of 70 years, the first passenger cruise ship service was recently introduced between India and Bangladesh that starts from West Bengal. Apart from roadways and railways, this will open new avenues via waterways and is expected to lead to a new
An embryo of eight months was found in the stomach of a baby of one year and eight months recently. Burdwan Medical College Hospital came across this rare case and took out the foetus, thus saving the baby through a complex surgery procedure. Dr Narendranath Mukherjee
The ever smiling and at times boisterous Jiben Bose, who was at times Uttam Kumar’s friends, at times the savior in action, who made many smile with comic relief or sometimes as the para dada tried solving problems. But in real life, Jiben Bose had
This Poila Baisakh morning was different for residents of Dumdum Lok Sabha Constituency. They were greeted by various political parties on the morning of Paila Baishakh through greeting cards! Yes, those very cards that we have forgotten today in an age of whatsapp messages and
Aparajita Sen has been living in France for more than three decades now. She now lives in Normandy and works for the French Government I sit watching Notre Dame burn. The beautiful steeple toppled in front of my eyes, retaining its grace even in its final
When very strong actors come together on the same screen, then at times conflict of acting prowess tend to dilute the screenplay. Basu Paribar is a complete exception to that, where every actor from Aparna Sen to Lily Chakraborty, from Soumitro Chatterjee to Kaushik Sen,
Haalkhata is a Bengali tradition that is over 430 years old! Hard to believe? But that’s so. If on Poila Baisakh you get to visit the any shop our Bengali business establishment, you must have seen that new khata or ledger on the table. Emperor
The word ‘Charak’ is derived from chakra or charaka (Chakra> Chakkar > Charak), which means a circle, and is used to signify moving or swinging in a circular direction. Charaka Sanyasa implies leaving off worldly business, living abstemiously, observing austerities, for the propitiation of Shiva.
We thought that it would be good to showcase how Bengal, from ancient and medieval times and Kolkata of modern times brought global cuisine on Bengal’s platter. Bengal has long been the meeting point of different communities from various parts of the world, including Arabs,
Only 20 years after the Dakshineshwar Temple came up, there was another identical temple built in Barrackpore. They looked the same, only the deities were different. The Annapurna Temple at Barrackpore is a lookalike of the famous Dakshineswar temple built by Rani Rasmoni. This famous