After a hectic week, what do you generally do on weekends? Usually, we spend time partying or simply relaxing at home. Not many of us have the time or energy to step out of our own territory and indulge in needs of greater perspectives. Yet
As you enter a luxurious room of Taj Bengal, the sophisticated décor would be ready to welcome you with all its extravagant warmth. The centre table made of teak with a marble top and the bedside table featuring magnificent granite designs make the room lavish
Shibpur’s Botanical Gardens is famous for its abundance of rare species of trees and plants, most significantly the Great Banayan Tree, that has lived for decades on this land. But recently the Gardens hit headlines for vanishing of certain trees. Well, do not think log
In every field, there are people who work silently throughout their lives, but their works and contributions remain unheralded. They are the unsung heroes whose love and sincerity for their work remain untarnished without acknowledgement or glorification. They are simply invincible whose love for their
Satyarup Siddhanta is not just another mountaineer who scaled the Mt Everest, he overcame medical issues including asthma and went on to climb all the seven highest peaks of all continents. The latest being Mt Sidley of Antarctica, which he conquered today. GB Exclusive interview
The beautiful Kareena Kapoor alone on a deserted railway station with the head of goons eyeing her with lusty looks. And that infamous sexist lines from the movie Jab We Met….“Akeli ladki khuli Tijori Ketarah Hoti Hain
Have you ever imagined a human face with the ears of a goat? Reminds you of bizarre Abol – Tabol imageries? No, here we are talking about medical science, that has turned such unimaginable ideas into reality. Ears of goats have been added to the
Wish to try a hand at Nakshipithe? Try out the following recipe: INGREDIENTS • Ground short-grained rice • Banana leaf • Oil • Date palm thorns or needles • Paddy blades and bamboo sticks METHOD OF PREPARATION • Mix ground rice in boiled water till a paste forms and then flatten it with the
Ace photographer Santanu Paul travelled to different spots of Kolkata to capture faces behind the Gangasagar tale Sab teertha baar baar, Gangasagar ekbar….. One goes to various pilgrimages every year, but to Gangasagar they just go once. That’s what the saying goes. But what is so special
I still remember a scene from the famous movie Amrita Kumbher Shandhane, a film made on the sidelines of Kumbh Mela, where in the end due to a stampede, lives are lost. I was a school student then, quite young, but the impact of this