Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts – or so goes the saying but what if you are dished out a container full of fudge strewn with nuts? Obviously, you will settle down for what’s on offer. After all, the ancient
Teesta, why are you a prisoner? When will you be free? that’s what Hussain Muhammad Ershad of Bangladesh had once said. But the gushing mountain river Teesta found its best description and its tale of death in veteran Bengali author Debesh Roy’s Teesta parer brittanto.
He was the harbinger of a whiff of cool, fresh air in the abodes of erstwhile Bengali aristocrats. He was an innovator, an entrepreneur and a proud Swadeshi who had the guts to peer at British entrepreneurs and take up the challenge to beat them
Nandita Dutta, a resident of Kolkata, has always been interested in graphic design and had done a course for the same from Arena Animation. Nandita is a graphic designer by profession. #Goviraltostopthevirus is a project which is acting as a great lifter for the spirit and
There was a time when puppetry held a pivotal role in traditional entertainment of Bengal. No fair was complete without puppet shows. Puppeteers were roving minstrels who went from place to place to entertain the masses by performing mythological stories, historical romances and so on
I am twenty, In my twenty years, I’ve been walking for a thousand; For a thousand years, I’ve been walking – pushing through poverty, destitution and death, For a thousand years, I’ve been a witness to history – the history of poverty, of deprivation, of exploitation, For a thousand
Srijani Ghosh is student of Auxilium Convernt School, Barasat. 18-year-old Srijani not just enjoys photography but is also fond of writing which is her passion. #Goviraltostopthevirus project is helping all to think positively despite being in a difficult time. This photographic image captures the spirit of reflections
As the world reels under corona virus pandemic and despair and despondency are the reigning moods across homes amid lockdown, Suman Manna’s feat has ushered in a whiff of fresh air and has given Bengal a cause to rejoice and celebrate. Manna, a school teacher
Dalits in West Bengal? Well, we always thought Bengal was far more advanced than any North or West Indian states of the country where casteism is still practised. However, Bengal also produced one of the most prominent Dalit feminist writer, who brought to light the
As testing is the key to fight COVID-19, all across the world Corona Test kits are being developed on a mass scale. India being one of the most populous nations of the world, needs thousands of test kits, most of which are very expensive and