I still remember 22 July 1986, I was in school then. We heard actress Mahua Roychowdhury was no more. Entire Bengal followed her news for 10 days as she lay half burnt in Calcutta Hospital, writhing in pain. And the doctors finally failed. She was
Remember Shashi Babu from Arogya Niketan? While talking about actor Kali Banerjee, the first thing that strikes us are the versatile and timeless characters he portrayed. Be it Joysingha from Bisarjan, Shashi babu from Arogya Niketan, Kashim from Louhakopat, Bimal of Ajantrik, Banowari from Hashulibager
Abhishek Mukherjee is one of the hidden gems of Bengal’s sports arena. His tale is an inspiring one. From a ball boy at Kolkata’s South Club to being the chair umpire of major grand slams of the world, from Wimbledon to US Open, Mukherjee has
Thirteen bloodied bodies lay on Kolkata’s busy intersection in broad daylight, shot not in the British era, but on the fateful day of 21st July 1993. Bengal could never forget that day, which literally changed the fate of Bengal politics and brought to the forefront
Bengal’s favourite fish Hilsa seems to be in danger. The number of full grown Hilsa in markets seems to have gone down drastically, as the fish is being caught young. There is a 60-day period from April 15 to June 14, where there is a
There was a time when a quintessential Bangali breakfast would ideally comprise of deep fried kochuri, delectable alur torkari, daal and culminate with crispy jilipis. Be it due to fast –paced lives or health consciousness, these little pleasures have eluded our lives since long. One
‘Benepukurer bene’…. That’s what is mentioned even in the Mangal kavya. It is here that the ‘bene’ or the business community of Bengal flourished during Job Charnock’s days. Charnock had created a group of traders and local merchants catering to the port activities of Kolkata.
An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on Richter scale struck Arunachal Pradesh sending shock waves along Darjeeling, Sikkim and Siliguri bringing back nightmarish memories of the Sikkim earthquake. Though till now no one has been reported killed but locals and tourists are extremely frightened because of
When the scope of job opportunities look dismal everywhere, West Bengal is all set to create new scope of employment. Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay inaugurated the Bantala Leather Complex, set to be the largest integrated leather complex of Asia. It is expected to draw an
He is not even 2 years old. At this age usually a baby learns to walk and talk sentences. But Mayukh Burman of North Dinajpur is a complete exception. Better to say a child prodigy who can fluently reply to questions on countries, states, capitals