Khichdi was declared as India’s superfood and promoted as ‘Brand India food,’ a few years ago. But among all the various kinds of Khichdi enjoyed in different states of India, Bengal’s khichuri has a different taste and purpose for preparation. Needless to say, one cannot
Though Bengalis have eulogized Rabindranath Tagore, his only surviving child Rathindranath Tagore who was a phenomenal litterateur, artist, craftsman, translator and scientist remained an unsung hero always. Not just unsung, rather the tragic hero, when he was literally hounded out of his father’s beloved Santiniketan,
Ishrat was married for 15 years and became the mother of four, till one fine day her husband who lived in Dubai for work, suddenly decided to just utter those three words Talaq Talaq Talaq over phone from Dubai. Ishrat’s world broke down. She could
A 1.5 inch wide crack running across two adjoining walls of Victoria Memorial has raised many eyebrows. Experts from IIT Kharagpur and Central Building Research Institute Roorkie, who examined the crack believe it is not a recent one but happened almost 20 years ago. What
The patients are being treated in the state run Raghunathpur Super-speciality Hospital. This is a nodal hospital where a lot of referral cases come from different parts of Purulia. Though the patients get meals from the hospital itself, their relatives, many of who have to
Now, here is a chance to jump around trees like Mowgli of Jungle Book. Or relive your childhood fantasy of ruling the world from a Tree House. Just hop on a train to Purulia and enjoy a tree house adventure at Tongbari near Sonkupi Banjara
If Kolkata already had a hotline with its mayor Firhad Hakim and could lodge any complaints directly with him, now the people of the districts of Bengal also stand a chance to share their grievances directly with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Named as Didi ke
It was the IFA shield of 1911 and none imagined that a football club from Bengal will defeat the skilled and trained English clubs, not just to reach the finals, but even lift the club. It was 29th July and etched in the memory of
The mangrove forests of Sunderbans of Bengal have indeed been made more majestic thanks to the Royal Bengal Tigers. This is a very rare habitat for tigers who usually inhabit dry deciduous forests. Bengal’s Royal Tigers are hence a bit different from their cousins elsewhere.
Kolkata has got its 4th Liver Transplant unit and this will definitely help the organ donation cases in the city. The state-run SSKM Hospital was the first to get one, followed by Apollo. Hence most of the liver transplant operations were done in these two