Beyond the bounds of life and death There you stand, O my friend! On World Poetry Day, I cannot think of anyone better than Rabindranath Tagore, to give us solace amidst the mayhem and fear of the new strain of a virus that is killing one human
Since last few weeks, when the first Corona case started surfacing in India, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has been taking various measures to stop the virus from entering and spreading in her state. She convened several meetings to practically demonstrate the ways
He was the PK of Kolkata’s Maidan, one of the most distinguished soccer players of India and even the world who won one of the highest honours from FIFA --- FIFA Order of Merit in 2004. PK Banerjee or Pradip Kumar Banerjee is no more.
At a stone’s throw from Saktigarh station of East Burdwan lies Barshool village, home to the erstwhile zamindars of the locality --- the Dey family. The family had established their home in the area during the reign of Murshid Quli Khan, also known as Mohammad
Lipika and Darshan Dudhoria speak to Saheli Mitra about their new boutique and heritage hotel BARI KOTHI in Azimganj, Murshidabad and how it can bring a change on the tourism map of India • You both are young, yet you thought of coming up with a
Veteran thespian/ director Pradeep Bhattacharya’s name has transcended way beyond his group, Bahrampur Repertoire, thanks to the groundbreaking work he has been doing with the inmates of Circle Jail, Baharampur prison. He has been training convicts serving life-imprisonment in theatre and taking them across India
As the deadly COVID-19 or Corona Virus wreaks havoc across the globe, killing thousands and infecting millions, one data that comes up repeatedly is how the virus can survive on surfaces and fabric for many hours, depending on the nature of the surface and the
Jalpaiguri’s ‘Lalmohan’ sweets have been a gourmet delight for the people of North Bengal since long. Phoolbari of Jalpaiguri was once a de-serted town, where refugees from Bangladesh’s Myemensingha district had relocated after Partition. One of them, Manindramohan Ghosh is said to have started making
He was the quintessential ‘Everyman.’ With a crown full of unruffled, matted hair, the strap of a much-used, shabby cotton tote bag hanging from one side of his lean shoulder containing useful tools – his sketch books, pens, pencils and ink bottles and a very
It is beyond our imagination to envision the life of females in 19th-century colonial Bengal. On the fragile shoulders of the girl child lay the burden of keeping the patriarchal structure of the Hindu family in place. Most girls from middle class and upper class