How about floating on the Ganga and dipping in your favourite dishes this Durga Puja? Well, mix and match gastronomical delights with breath-taking views of the Ganges, as a floating restaurant is soon to come up on the Ganga. Two houseboats have been used for
Rabindranath Tagore has always been supreme in the thoughts portrayed in his short stories. Even a century back when he wrote about the friendship of a Kabuliwala who had come from Afghanistan to Kolkata and a little girl Minnie, probably he knew such friendships will
The usual Bengali household swears by mutton. But how did the mutton recipe come on the plates of Bengalis? According to epic Mahabharata, meat is the most delectable, nutritious and indispensable delicacy. At the same time, Maharabharata also says one must reject meat to practice
Did scandals and affairs splashed on cine-magazines of Mumbai and Kolkata impact Kishore Kumar? Well, no. The genius remained unaffected. He would ignore gossips and remain stoically calm. However, there were times when he was hounded by over-enthusiastic members of the film fraternity or prying
Wow! This is news indeed. Come 2022, you will get a chance to witness India playing the qualifier matches for FIFA World Cup, here in Kolkata! A great opportunity to watch world class soccer and yes, it is a proud moment for Kolkata, the hub
One difficult song after another… Ankita mesmerized the audience and the judges with her mellifluous voice and her rare talent in copying even the superb style of singing of Kishore Kumar. She not just sang on stage, she even acted. Be it the difficult Padosan
Mosquito repellant come with their side effects too. Most of them are laden with chemicals and inhaling the toxic fumes regularly can cause harm to human health too. Now things are set to change as zoologists at Burdwan University have discovered a special organic ingredient
Last year, Bengal had received the GI tag as the first Rosogolla maker after a tough tiff and fight with rival Orissa who claimed this famous sweet was first prepared in Orissa centuries ago. But Orissa did not accept the defeat and instead put up
The name of the house where poet and author Sunil Gangopadhyay lived and created a major part of his life is called Parijat. A name as lyrical as many of his poems. Parijat is a highrise in a posh South Kolkata locality known as Mandeville
While talking about North Kolkata, just like Baghbazar or Shyambazar, the other image that inevitably surfaces in our minds is the boisterous spirit of Hatibagan. It is one region of Kolkata where every corner smells of the bygone times, literature, theatre and of course, cinema.