As rain pours down, the monsoon season brings out the true beauty of Darjeeling. If you can brave the rain, Darjeeling will provide you the much-needed peace that we are looking for during this time of crisis. With the West Bengal Government opening up the district
A couple of decades ago snake charmers used to be a fixture at Indian markets and festivals, enchanting crowds with their ability to control some of the world's most venomous reptiles. I can still recollect watching a snake charmer perform his acts and I stood
Horses on Sarat Bose Road! Thirteen-year-old Parikshit Doshi was surprised one day to see six horses rummaging through a dustbin below his house on Sarat Bose Road. The animals looked hungry, desperate and they had bleeding wounds all over their body. The boy immediately raised
When a species experiences catastrophic population decline, any bit of good news is cause for celebration. Six Himalayan Griffons which were released from the aviary of the Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre (VCBC) in Alipurduar’s Rajabhatkhawa, adjacent to the Buxa Tiger Reserve last year, returned
Buddhist site in West Bengal? When most tourists flock to Bihar to witness the famous Buddhist sites of India, there is one hamlet in Bengal, that has caught a lot of attention in recent times, for being the seat of Buddhism between 6th-12th century. And
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has been very categorical about the use of masks as part of a comprehensive package for the prevention and control of spread of certain respiratory viral diseases, including COVID-19. The government too, has been
Swami Vivekananda attained Maha-Samadhi on July 4, 1902, at the age of 39. By then he had lived life on his own terms and was ready for death. Vivekananda’s death was not an episode, it was almost a journey and the manner in which he
If you are in Sundarbans, the destruction trail of Cyclone Amphan is still visible all around. A trip to Ground Zero throws up tales of good Samaritans who have joined hands with local NGOs to keep these people alive and pave their future employment or
More than three months! As most of the people are still stuck at home, every other person is seen indulging in cooking experimentation and other creative work. Fortunately, we too are rustling up home-cooked meals that are easy to put together yet delectable. Craving for something
This is an inspiring story of a group of poverty-stricken Shabar women who became independent through a project that many thought would fail miserably. Women from 13 Shabar families came forward to join this project, a path-breaking one --- Made in Bengal! A large part of