Rishyap (most Bengalis think of, and pronounce it, as Rishop) isn't what you'd call a typical tourist destination. Having made its way into the tourism map in the late 1990s, it remains a small hamlet in Kalimpong district's Lava-Loleygaon circuit. Nestled among the Eastern Himalayas,
Spinach Omlette: Spinach is full of iron and is a great veggie. Just toss it in your omlette batter and make a yummy omlette, topped with some chopped coriander leaves. Serve it as a great snack to guests. Bhindi and mushrooms: Just stir fry chopped bhindis
Did you ever lose a letter you wrote or failed to receive one that someone else did? May be that letter never reached you because of postal problems, or wrong addresses! But Kolkata never buried such ‘lost letters.’ Instead, for decades now, all the letters
DEBDUTTA GUPTA & PARTHA DASGUPTA In addition to Bankura district,Bishnupur Gharana music was practiced in Murshidabad too. In 1905, Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandi of Murshidabad, opened the first honorary music school there. Presently, its condition is almost worn out. The Baharampur Music Society School was also
The sprawling campus on the Chandbagh estate is located in a green part of Dehradun and a wide variety of rare trees adorn the area. This is also where India’s first public school and one of the best-known names in the world of education, the
Dalhousie Square is the central business hub of Kolkata that is always crowded with thousands of pedestrians, office-goers and ofcourse the famous roadside food stalls. Everyday teeming millions walk through this area, without probably realizing they are marching across a historic battleground where once upon
A large number of British landscape artists started coming to Kolkata during the last quarter of 18th century with the increasing involvement and political dominance of East India Company in Indian affairs. Minimal financial prospects of landscape painters in Britain, the stories of easily-won fortunes
The state of Indian widows during colonial times was pathetic. They were often forced to commit ‘sati’ immediately after their husband's death. They were strictly prohibited from participating in any social or religious ceremonies and considered ominous. They were barred from eating with other family
Guptipara is a small ancient town, some 80 kilometers from Kolkata (Calcutta), on the Bandel-Katwa railway line. Guptipara sits beside the Bhagirathi river and was once a citadel of Vaishnavite culture. Even today, residents observe Ras, Dol and Ratha-Yatra, which is Guptipara’s greatest festival. It
According to Merriam-Webster’s Encyclopedia of World Religions, Hindutva is a concept of ‘Indian cultural, national, and religious identity.’ The term ‘conflates a geographically based religious, cultural, and national identity: ‘A true Indian is one who partakes of this Hindu-ness.’ Although India’s Constitution proclaims secularism, the country