The humble grass that we trample every day can be turned into exclusive and exquisite export items! Well at least women artisans of Bengal’s tribal belt, from remote Bandwan to Jhargram, have proved so through their deft and artistic eye. From a simple grass sophisticated
When it comes to sweet delicacies, none can beat Bengalis. However, in the recent past with introduction of many North Indian sweets on the Bengali platter, many of our indigenous sweets are missing and some are on way of extinction. This is primarily because many
Nature can be a fearsome adversary, as human history has shown time and again. But it is also humankind's greatest friend, a fact that is, sadly, not always driven home. At Prakriti Bhavan, this gap becomes nonexistent. Conceived as part of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's vision
Are you missing Bengal’s favourite Phoolkopir Shingara? Or even the Maacher or Fish Shingaras on a monsoon afternoon? Well, this favourite tea-time snack of every Bengali has an exotic history attached to it. The neatly folded, tightly packed savoury goodness that we thought belonged to
You can now see Babu, the Chimpanzee playing pranks alone or even the elephants having their morning shower, sitting at home. Animal lovers will now get a chance every day to see their favourite animals live on Facebook twice. Same with Darjeeling’s Padmaja Naidu Zoo.
Not many people can claim an entire town as part of their legacy, but Lt. Gen. George W. Aylmer Lloyd is an exception. This is the man credited with having ‘found’, or let us say ‘discovered’, the town of Darjeeling, Bengal’s queen of the hills,
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is an international ‘green building’ certification programme, incorporating a set of ratings for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of eco-friendly buildings, homes, and neighbourhoods. And Kolkata has boosted its presence in the prestigious club courtesy ITC Royal
The Birbhum zamindari was created as a sort of military tenure by Murshid Kuli Khan, the Subedar of the province (1717-1727). The Raja of Naogore, holding the zamindari, partly as a semi-independent chief and partly as a fief-holder, was responsible for the defense of its
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have uncovered a novel drug target, a protein called PPP1R1B, that stops the deadly spread or metastatic growth of pancreatic cancer. Published recently in Gastroenterology, the findings are a first step towards a potential treatment for one
The majestic Basusree Cinema Hall had been witness to many milestones of Indian as well as Bengali cinema. From the premiere of Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali that catapulted the director to the world arena to Uday Shankar’s dance-movie Kalpana, Basusree has made many historical memories.