Rabindranath Tagore always believed the source and the cause of all of philosophy and science, be it in the material or spiritual world, are one and the same. Schopenhauer has effectively discussed this fact in his book Principle of Sufficient Reason. Though he has identified
The year that has caused such misery and brought a pandemic upon the world is finally nearing its end, having changed our lives, thoughts, and actions, perhaps forever. We have battled a deadly virus, lost countless loved ones, and remained locked up at home for
T“he Portuguese, when they settled anywhere, began by building a church; the Dutch by building a fort, and the English by building a tavern.” This remarkable observation, the source of which is as yet unknown to this writer, is to be seen on a plaque at
Be it Chinese, Japanese or Tibetan, Kolkata has always been open and shown a lot of enthusiasm when it comes to a large variety of cuisines. Few years back, the only time we got to taste baklava - one of the most popular desserts, was
The steaming Kung Pao Chicken with all its spices intact, no more spreads the fun of one of the oldest Chinese restaurants of Kolkata, Waldorf. The majestic exterior has given way to cheap modern shops, and the original outlet turned into a small food joint
Srabani Mukherjee, despite being a senior citizen, has an undaunted spirit of trying new delicacies and feeding people. During lockdown with the insistence of her family members she started ‘Ma’s Soul Kitchen’ where she not just cooked traditional Bengal food but gave people the taste
The only man to have created a Bengali nation. Whatever else history remembers about ‘Bongobondhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, this fact remains inescapable. Approaching the half-century of the liberation of Bangladesh, a Kolkata publisher has brought out an anthology of writings edited by Suman Bhattacharyya titled
‘Bangla Moder Gorbo’ is an initiative launched by the West Bengal government to highlight the traditional arts and crafts and many other aspects of Bengal through a series of tourism and culture fairs, of which the first instalment was held at Ektara Mancha, within the
There has been an improved institutional delivery in Bengal in the health sector. The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) released by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday has recorded a significant improvement in maternal and child health in West Bengal. According to the
As success stories go, it couldn’t get much bigger than this. And it is a growing story, too. Sample this: a sector that contributes 84 percent of the total exports of a country, and 11.17 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), also making it