All roads will again lead to Nahoum’s this Christmas and already the long winter queues for its plum cakes, almond tarts and chicken patties have started. Even over a century, Nahoum’s popularity hasn’t gone down one bit! Let’s rewind to 18th century Calcutta! Nahoums Cake Shop It
Kolkata and Bengal had once been the hub of maritime trade for all across the world, so much so that during British rule, inter-country ships always made a beeline for Bengal’s ports. But the maritime trade routes had vanished for various reasons. Now it is
Did Swami Vivekananda establish the supremacy of a religion at the Chicago World Parliament of Religions? Or did he bring forth a philosophy, a way of life, that Hindu religion is based on? Swami Vivekananda had delivered his speech at Chicago and took the world
Gaurav Adhikary speaks to Saheli Mitra in an exclusive interview on why he decided to be his mother’s guardian • What made you take up a decision of getting your mother married off at 45? In 2014 when my father died, I was only 21 years old.
Kolkata International Film Festival is all geared up to celebrate Children’s Day today. They have slotted several Children’s movies since morning. The venue is Sisir Mancha. You can take your children for world class children’s movies including The Search, Fairy Falls (2pm), and also some
Different panchayats of India are often awarded on the basis of sanitation, cleanliness, development, roads and infrastructure. This time the award for the best Child-Friendly and Child-Safe Panchayat went to Bengal’s Sandeshkhali. The Central Government has given the honour to Sarberia of Sandeshkhali Block 1
The timeless appeal of a child’s love has never been portrayed as sensitively as Rabindranath Tagore did in his several poems and short stories. May be his eternal yearning for his own mother, who he hardly got to enjoy with, kept stirring his inner soul
She looks like a European, speaks like a Bengali in a perfect saree clad demeanour. Saheli Mitra speaks to Neline Mondal, the DADAGIRI CHAMPION, who is relentlessly trying to restore heritage of this erstwhile French colony • How was it like winning the Dadagiri Champs? I
Chandraketugarh is a 2300-year-old archaeological site located about 35 kilometres north-east of Kolkata. The site is located in a region that is still know for cotton weaving. It is a well-known historical fact that fine form of cotton or mousseline or muslin or malmal is
Our hazel eyed Bong beauty who had dominated the silver screen in Bollywood over decades will come over to Kolkata to be at the screening of her recent movie Nirban. This Goutam Halder bilingual movie that took almost seven years to complete is one of