When sleep is sacrificed in favour of scriptures and storytelling, while churning out artistic Nakshi pithes, the immortal verse of poet Jasimuddin comes to our mind. The tale of love between Shaju and Rupai and the ‘Field of the Embroidered Quilt’ have been household stories
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Kolkata has spiraled in the last fortnight. There are no beds left to treat Covid-19 patients in several private hospitals in Kolkata while in others the number of beds is fast drying up as the city has witnessed
It all began about 200 years ago. We are all familiar with the glorious past of Hindu College but there are stories and anecdotes revolving around the college which are an integral part of the college’s illustrious past, its history. One such major incident occurred
Trekking through pristine forests of Neora Valley National Park in Bengal is probably one of the best wilderness treks of our country. The Neora Valley National Park in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal spreads over an area of 88 square kilometres and is considered to
Octogenarian Dr Sushovan Banerjee is a physician from Bolpur, better known as ‘Ek Takar Daktar’ (one rupee doctor) for treating poor patients for just a rupee. Can you imagine? He is a general physician who has been treating patients for the past 57 years. Last
Coffee house er shei adda ta aaj aar nei… aaj aar nei Manna Dey’s iconic song on Kolkata’s Coffee House at College Street brings back memories of Bengal’s very own adda sessions. Adda that transcends the barriers of small-time gossips, paving way for new thoughts, path-breaking
The world-wide Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown imposed to keep the virus at bay has affected the hospitality and tourism industry tremendously. Tourism has come to a standstill. The allure of hill stations like Darjeeling, Sikkim or Bhutan hills or popular tourists spots of
Nationally reputed advertising professional from India, Uttaran Chaudhury believed that ‘an idea can go global’ and he was right. From the month of April 2020, when the Covid-19 panic was gradually seeping in pushing us into an uncertain space, he came up with this unique
Most of us are aware of the Oberois’ and Tata’s foray into the international hospitality industry. But how many of us have heard the name of Barun ‘Bicky’ Chakraborty? The name sounds unfamiliar, right? Chakraborty went to Sweden from Kolkata in his youth to study
Tuesday, July 21, 2020.This is the 27th edition of the red-letter day that heralded a new beginning in the history of Bengal’s political change that culminated with the Singur-Nandigram movement. There are a few watershed political campaigns and movements which have changed the course of