He was a physics teacher by profession. But Kolkata musician Debjit Mahalanobis dared to dream big on his Double Bass. Today he is not just a young and talented music composer, he is also experimenting with Bass and fusion music. He gives an exclusive interview
We often tend to undermine our stray dogs, popularly named as ‘Neri’ in Bengal and most dog lovers have been seen going got foreign fancy breed of dogs. When it comes to class, we do not feel the need to consider our home-grown dogs important
The mighty Teesta flows by in the distance, migratory birds come here to roost and rest, in the silence of dawn, as the first sunrays open up a plethora of hues over Gajoldoba. Even a few decades back, this was just another small village on
Rotary Sadan was lit up with happy faces, when school heads, teachers and students of 20 village schools of Howrah, Hooghly, Paschim Medinipur, Murshidabad, and other districts of Bengal gathered as participants of a new project that will help them receive new toilets, safe drinking
Reetwika Banerjee is a Cyber Security Expert by profession, an avid traveller, a shutterbug and a nature explorer. A private garden can get the status of wildlife sanctuary was unbelievable to me till the time I visited this piece of green splash in the heart of
The Santhal tribe of Bengal has a strong cultural association with forests. They are also known to have stood up against the British during the famous Santhal rebellion, as also against forest poachers. They eulogize the forest, count on the forests and could do anything
Remember the haunting charm of Monimalika in Satyajit Ray’s Monihara? The actress of critically acclaimed Teen Kanya, who sang in a soulful voice reflecting her agony and universal distrust arising from her yearning for material possessions? Those eyes with the greed particularly for her beloved
Who knew that cultivation of grass would make farmers earn lakhs? Since ages, farmers have been concentrating on cultivation of a variety of crops with an aim to earn profits. The farmers of Rajarhat however have come up with an innovative way of cultivation of
‘Abar ashibo phire Dhansheritir tirey/ ei Banglay..’ The yearning of poet Jibanananda Das to return to the lush green fertile land of Bengal even in the next birth have stirred many a romantic soul down generations. One river that has often come up in his
Kolkata is no longer a city that was tagged as a laid back city. Today, it has come up with the scope of endless opportunities. Improving infrastructure can make a greater difference in the urban scape and lead to a better future. Various sectors have