Since childhood, almost all Bengali homes have been acquainted with that famous song: ‘Ekbar bidaye de maa ghure ashi’ where Khudiram is smilingly accepting his death, to be hanged by the British. And yes, this youth from Bengal was fighting for his motherland. He was the
Imagine a small tribal hamlet of Bengal that has turned into an art village with all mud houses painted in tribal art. Well, this is not a fairytale land but Khwaabgaon of Jhargram. This is a village dominated by the Shabar community and Chalchitra Academy
She looks frail in her semi-tattered clothes. But the minute she starts singing, you stop on your tracks. How can a beggar woman without any formal grooming in music sing so well! She starts belting out one Lata Mangeshkar number after another and the minute
Bengali film Runanubandha (The HE without HIM) has won the Best Editing award at the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival 2019 of Canada. The film, that was edited by director Amartya Bhattacharyya was part of the ‘Courageous Cinema’ section. This film had earlier premiered
Srijit Mukherjee’s Ek Je Chhilo Raja won the Best Bengali Film Award this year, while Indraadip Dasgupta’s Kedara won the special Jury Award. Dasgupta was ecstatic with the win. He is also happy as Arijit Singh won the Best Male Playback singer award for Binte
Remember that Bengali ayurvedic chain known as Sadhana Oushadhalaya? Other than some rickety signboards in some parts of Central and North Kolkata, this earliest Ayurvedic medicine chain founded by a Bengali entrepreneur has gone into oblivion. Jogesh Chandra Ghosh, the man behind the brand had
Students of Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College have joined hands with the district health department to launch a tobacco free campus. With sustained campaign and awareness programmes, the students have successfully achieved the use of any form of tobacco products --- from cigarettes to gutka. This
Recently there has been a sudden rise in suicide cases among college students of Bengal. With the new academic session just started such cases of brilliant students ending their lives is quite alarming. From the meritorious Physics (Hons) student of St Xavier’s College who thought
It is no secret that Sushmita Sen is seriously dating model Rohman Shawl and since last year they have been seen on social media and on vacations in pretty intimate shots. From exotic vacations to romantic date nights to power yoga sessions, Sushmita and Rohman
Three tea addicts from different parts of Bengal have come together to set up a dream tea bar and boutique in one of the oldest corners of Kolkata. Nostalgia of Beadon Street comes alive at Chameli - The TEAlicious bar. Anindita and Mou from Siliguri and