With artists scratching heads to come up with original and revolutionary themes to inspire and attract the masses, it's no wonder that one or two pandals are sure to be jaw-dropping every year. This year, however, one Puja association has decided to cherish memories and
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At times celebrations bring strong messages through simple acts. This time it is the bridging of a Hindu-Muslim divide. And now an MLA from Murshidabad, Bonu Khan, who is a Muslim is crafting an idol of Maa Durga. From carving the eyes of Durga, alongside
Western world knew of Laughing Gas as a means to control crowds just like tear shells are launched in India to disperse mobs. But using this gas for painless normal delivery is definitely a new discovery for the Gynaecology Department of Calcutta Medical College. A
Now you can no more blow a horn or make a noise on the Biswa Bangla Sarani that goes beside the Eco-Park at New Town. It has been turned into a strict No Horn zone, keeping in mind the rich fauna of the Park. In
A new app that can be downloaded on your smartphone will start before the Puja. Named as Patha Bandhu app, this new technological application will ensure a medical team reaches an accident victim quickly, specially accidents that happen on Highways. Many a time, victims die
If you thought the Victoria Memorial, one of the famous places of interest of Kolkata, that is flocked all the year round by domestic and foreign tourists, was built only by British architects, then you are wrong! Many do not know that a Bengali architect
If pandal hopping is a favourite sport during Durga Puja, so are the River Cruises to watch puja celebrations in style. Pushing through a mass of sweating, ascorbic, tired people, geared by fervour and exhausted passion, to have a glimpse of the idol for a
World’s largest e-commerce giant Amazon on Thursday launched its fifth and largest fulfilment centre in West Bengal at Kolkata which will double its storage capacity in the state ahead of the crucial festival sales which will start from September 29. With this infrastructure, the Amazon.in
Bengalis may claim to be the Proust, Foucault, or Wilde of their generations, the more intellectually inclined culture, but come Durga Puja, one of the most important aspects is not visiting pandals or shopping with family and friends -- it's pampering our weak tummies that