The Mughal era artists had answered to the sensual call of the rains by rendering its romance on a blank page. In fact, countless paintings were commissioned by Royal families with various compositions on the theme of the season including storm, cloud, rain, thunder and
• By the River Kansabati, let the rain drench you A vast water body surrounded by hills, the forests that turn lush green during monsoons and breath-taking landscapes— a treat your soul and eyes. The meeting point of two rivers Kumari and Kansabati in the district
The singing style (gayaki) of both Santidev Ghosh and Sailajaranjan Majumdar was similar to Dinu-Da’s (Rabindranath Thakur’s nephew, Dinendranath Thakur) style if rendition. Dinu-Da was a man who provided a proper form to Rabindranath’s compositions. Actually, Rabindranath was a genius who was in a perpetual
Wish to see a river gorge right here in the heartland of Bengal? Well, you must be at the Ghagra river gorge in Jhargram district, around 8 kilometers from Belpahari village. In tribal language, ‘gagra’ means a water-filled metal pot. The gurgling sound of water
They have finally vacated their temporary office they had within their college campus and have now rented a new office at Ruby Bypass. At a time when most start-up companies are panicking and seeing red, this company has been doing brisk business. The team dreams
Arini Sengupta is a student of St. Joseph Catholic School, England. She loves to draw, play the piano and sing. #Goviraltostopthevirus is a positive project intended for people to think beyond the negatives of this pandemic. Children are equally affected by the pandemic, lockdown and its ongoing
There are two bifurcating footways from the wall that lead to Kibo Hut. Two porters who were walking in front of me signalled me to take the route on the right as it would be easier to maneuver on bicycle. I said ‘Asante’ (‘Thank you’
On the outskirts of Jalpaiguri town, stands the famous temple of Devi Chaudhurani, the ‘bandit queen’ immortalized by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. It is believed this is where Devi and her mentor, Bhavani Pathak, who led a gang of dacoits, offered prayers to Goddess Kali. After
Nimai Bhattacharya always had his male protagonists as journalists. He was a reporter himself for years and never called himself an author, though most of his published books were best sellers and many of them turned into movies. But why? For Nimai Bhattacharya never had
Sanjib Ghosh has been working with media agencies for the last twenty years. His main field of interest is photography. The structure of the virus is quite unnerving. The #Goviraltostopthevirus project is a drive to engage people in the right way. Post lockdown, we have been seeing