The flowing Ichhamati always had a romantic appeal. No wonder it has featured in many iconic movies, literature and even played a crucial role in uniting the two sides of Bengal. But that very river was dying, a slow and painful death and when India
Rabindranath Tagore held Sukumar Ray in high esteem and that’s because he realized this was a talent not to be found easily. The two met at Pearson’s house in Hampstead. In a letter to his sister Punyalata Chakraborty, Sukumar Ray wrote of this meeting. ‘Day before
On Monday the state government set up a counter terrorism unit known as Special Task Force or STF, that will be headquartered in Kolkata. The STF will deal in offences related to terrorism, FICN, arms, narcotics, explosives and even money laundering and sedition. Ajay Kumar Nand
There was a time when Purulia’s Vicky spend nights on station platforms and went without food often. That same Vicky is a fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and dines with Prince Edward at Buckingham Palace as part of a photo shoot. Well, this is
We all remember him for his hilarious role in Mr Ya Mrs, or even the one in Khandaan and Ji Mantriji. Film, television, stage actor, director and writer, Jayant Kripalani, has been what he wished to be. Natural, suave, experimenter and honest. He will be
Porabari is a hamlet in the Tangail district of Bangladesh, on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River. It was a prosperous business centre, since the era of the British Raj. This place is famous not only as a business centre but also being the birthplace
Fables are always a kid’s favourite and so are fantasy movies. Fantasy movies based on folk tales are now an attractive section of the film industry with a great appeal to children and their learning years. Nitish Roy’s dream project ‘Buddhu Bhutum’s trailer and poster
His father is a poor farmer of a lesser known village of Birbhum. His elder brother is a school teacher and younger brother despite being MA Bed helps his father in farming. And the middle brother Bijay Kumar Dai makes the whole nation proud as
Muharram is all about self-penance and bloodshed. But with blood being one of the most precious part of human life with many blood banks going dry and many places suffering a scarcity of blood, the Muharram committees in Aushgram have decided to celebrate it in
Plastic menace is the primary concern for all major cities of Bengal particularly for overcrowded cities like Siliguri. Plastics thrown anywhere and everywhere are not just leading to land pollution, but also clogging drains. Under such circumstances two NGOs of Siliguri have come up with