Chilki Garh, famous for its forested cover and an ancient royal temple dedicated to Devi Mahamaya (a form of Durga), is a small village in Jhargram district of Bengal. After a hectic week of metro life, it offers a rejuvenating escape to the greens. We
Born and brought up in Chennai, Arunagiri Somasundram had found his interest in clay modelling as a child. Later he developed his skills and has been working with terracotta and bronze model. He is also fond of paintings especially working with oil or water. The #Goviraltostopthevirus
During the Lockdown, many have lost jobs or are sitting idle. The textile industry has been affected badly. Garment factories have closed shutters and skilled tailors who stitched trendy trousers, shirts, sherwanis which were supplied to branded companies, suddenly found themselves out of job. The
It is four hours’ journey on road from Kolkata. The village lies on the banks of the river. Cyclone Amphan has caused unprecedented damage to this village. All farmlands have been inundated by brine water, making it unfit for cultivation for the rest of this
The way ahead of us was visible from the spot we stood. It was ragged and barren for miles ex-cept for a few stray groups of mountaineers, either climbing to reach the peak or descending after fulfilling their aspiration. There were a couple of people
Born and brought up in Nabadwip, West Bengal, Pritam Sarkar has studied Philosophy from Krishnanagar Government College and completed his masters from University of Kalyani. He is a teacher by professsion and has a keen interest in art and design. The project- #Goviraltostopthevirus is a thoughtful
Bengal’s monsoon is incomplete without a Hilsa dish. And this year, West Bengal is expecting bumper Hilsa catch, thanks to the Lockdown, when nature got a chance to push on its re-set button. The fishing trawlers have already left for the sea and would soon
Jiban Biswas is an artist by profession. He had been a student of Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata. The project- #Goviraltostopthevirus is a thoughtful initiative to make people look at the shape of the virus in a constructive way and spread the message of
The Rathayatra celebrations this year will be different. The COVID-19 scare has left the famous Rathayatra of Puri and even ISKCON in a quandary about holding its annual Ratha Yatra festival at its global headquarters at Mayapur in West Bengal and in the city. Taking
Languages, with their complex implications for identity, communication, social integration, education and development, are of strategic importance for people and planet. Yet, due to globalization, they are increasingly under threat, or disappearing altogether. We are all familiar with Bangladesh’s Bhasha Andolan, where people laid their