Come Mahalaya and every year at the break of dawn, hundreds of people head to the ghats of the Hooghly. And what for? To stand in that waist deep water paying obeisance to the departed souls of ancestors. But why is the custom of tarpan
In this age of women empowerment, GB makes a special video on the Women Idol Makers of Kumartuli. Watch out!
There is some great news for scientists from Bengal. Out of 12 scientists to get the prestigious Bhatnagar Awards this year, 5 are from Bengal. The Bhatnagar Awards are given to exceptional work in Science and Technology in seven different fields of innovation and carries
Bengal has developed the country’s largest and world’s 2nd largest coal mine in Birbhum district, with the Centre allotting the development rights for the Deocha-Pachami coal block to the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had told recently that her government had successfully implemented the Rs 12,000-crore
Supriya Roy is a great story-teller and retired teacher of Modern High School. She is also the great grand daughter-in-law of Sarala Ray and grand-niece of Jagadish Chandra Bose Certain letters written by stalwarts like Rabindranath Tagore, Max Mueller and Brajendranath Seal bring out the reason
Our colonisers have left the country long back, but India’s colonial hangover remains as strong as ever, and is a discourse in itself. However, that is not the case with the Durga idol worshipped by the De family of Bhowanipore. How? Well, their Mahishasura just
Students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) recently created a feat by discovering a low cost self-testing device that will help anyone to detect breast cancer at an early stage. The process of commercialisation of the device has already started and it will reach the
Remember that scene from the all-time hilarious movie Sharey Chuattor where the forever lazy father of Suchitra Sen, loved snugging at his Kolbalish everytime he is asked to do any work? And yes, going off to that mid-day slumber? Or even Tulsi Chakraborty being beaten
Among the 20 cities worldwide to be worst affected by the global climate change in the decades to come, Kolkata unfortunately tops the list. As per yesterday’s UN Climate Change Report made by the UN body looking into impacts of global climate change, Kolkata is
While the larger part of Bengal preens herself in preparation for one of the biggest festivals of the world, the Santhal community mourns the entire period during Durga puja. Sounds strange? Wait till you hear why. Away from the extravagance and glamour of Kolkata and the