Oriental cuisine has always been a favourite of the people of Kolkata and Korean food is gradually making inroads into the biriyani-noodles bastion. But most of us still do not have a very clear concept of Korean food and consider it to be some kind
The West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation (WBLSDC) are setting up Kaviar outlets to offer exotic dishes like gondhoraj rabbit, duck mussallam, duck roast, quail curry and many other exotic lamb and goat dishes. The Kaviar shops will operate across different parts of Kolkata and also from
Bengali is not his mother tongue, but he loves the language that happens to be one of the world’s sweetest languages. No wonder Vivek Kumar, Principal Secretary of state higher education department loves to speak and sing in Bangla, that is dear to his heart.
Bengal government indeed turns Goddess Annapurna, by providing low cost healthy meals to its citizens from various outlets across Kolkata. The typical Bengali meal of dal, rice and fish curry will now come at a low cost of Rs 21 and the pilot project to
Famous Bengali singer Sabita Chowdhury is no more. She often fought with her husband, famous music composer, Salil Chowdhury, on who would leave this world first? May be her husband knew he would die before her and hence wrote the song: Tumi ki kokhono shei
It’s almost a kind of shock when we get to hear South Indian cuisine is at its best version when non-vegetarian. There is a perception that South Indian food is all about Idli-Dosa and is quintessentially vegetarian. But there are quite a few South Indian
DEBANJANA SAHA AND ANITESH CHAKRABORTY Doesn’t Mughlai food always ring a bell of different types of meat? It is a perception to relate food of Eid to succulent kebabs. But imagine your daily Rohu or Kata, the fish that no Bengali can avoid, getting a place
• There was an era in Bengal Music, when songs had rich lyrics. Are lyrics still important? My world of songs is centred around my father Salil Chowdhury’s music. I mostly listen to Western and Indian classical music. However, the last time I heard Bengali songs
‘Bengali Aunty/Metronome’ famed Sawan Dutta speaks to Saheli Mitra on how she has created a sensation in the online music world with her exceptionally hilarious music videos that carry important messages • You have been using songs that you write and sing yourself to spread important
Singer Rupankar Bagchi in an exclusive interview to GB speaks on his singing and acting career and his take on modern music • Hardly any Pujo albums are being launched these days, instead we find launches on Youtube. What is your take on this shift? I think