Kolkata and Chinese --- are they synonymous? Be it the yummy Bengali-Chinese variety of food, or the innumerable Chinese shoe shops, or even Chinese dentists, Kolkata has a long-drawn connection with the Chinese community that settled in this city almost two centuries ago.The Chinese, principally
Once upon a time, there was a notion that when it comes to business, people take time to flourish. By the time you reach success, you have walked many miles already. Young achievers from Bengal are proving this wrong. Here is a woman who started
Reetwika Banerjee is a cyber security expert and a travel blogger You will hardly find any Chinese family residing at Chinamantala. But where is this place? Well, this is the spot popularly known as Achhipur. Remnants of only two ancient Chinese settlements have survived the ravages
Chief Minister Mamata Bandyopadhyay has always been vocal against attacks and vandalism against doctors in various hospitals, be it private or government run institutions. She had on and off assured to take stringent actions against those who take the law in their hands and assault
Dear Ghost King, We have finally completed our globe-trotting, thanks to your blessings and boon. And yes, completely free of cost, even in these days of demonetization, when hundreds of jobless are roaming the streets and could have mugged us at gun-point! But as you know
The State Tourism Department along with Indian Chamber of Commerce unveiled the grand potential of a new Buddhist Tourist Circuit in West Bengal at the Travel India 2019 meet held at Taj Bengal. Interestingly, Buddhism has deep roots in the history and culture of Bengal,
The extraordinary medical condition of Sushmita Bandopadhyay might remind you of a haunting scene from a Hollywood movie. As soon as the sun sets, you find blood flowing tirelessly from her eyes. Her children would be traumatized looking at the changing face of their mother
In the long journey called life, we often lose the desire to live. Then certain incidents, stories of certain people restore our faith, encourage us to hold on and teach us to not give up without a fight. Amidst all the destruction all over the
Father Franchois Laborde, the silent saint of Kolkata’s slums finally received his due recognition at the age of 92 recently. This is the man who worked relentlessly for destitute children. Father Laborde received the Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) given by the French Ambassador, Alexandre
Imagine running 80 km through an adventurous terrain of Palash and red laterite, along Sal forests of the picturesque Ayodhya Hills. Well, if you are in Purulia tomorrow you can witness the other face of Bengal’s landscape and that too through an adventurous sports, that