A cold London warmed up to the tunes of Baul Songs, Pitheys and Kanthas at Fagun Fest. Bengal Heritage Foundation in association with London Sharad Utsav and British Council organized the 2nd year of ‘Fagun Fest’ with an objective of bringing the soul of Bengal
Tucked in a by-lane of Kidderpore, Young Bengal Hotel’s rust-red door leads to modest interiors. A non-frill, table and bench affair with no fancy décor, you might feel like a time-traveller, transported to a century for a wholesome meal at a pice hotel. The concept of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekKma3bpKZY British chef Angus Denoon fell in love with jhalmuri, the favourite snack of Kolkata while shooting a film about the wide variety of scrumptious street food of the city. He closely observed various people, mastered the art of making perfect Jhalmuri. Angus returned to UK
Perched on a cliff, the breath-taking view-point of Kurseong, gives a sweeping landscape of the surrounding mountain, hills, hamlets and slopes. Eagle’s Crag is the place to put your tired legs to rest and read a book, sitting at the quaint cafeteria that has a
He was a man who practised all world religions and acted as a confluence of thoughts and beliefs that he knew are but different paths leading to the same goal. In today’s India and the world at large when religious wars like centuries old Crusades
‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’ An essay that had a big impact on postcolonial intellectualism and one that catapulted Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak to a new academic high. Considered as one of the most influential postcolonial intellectuals, Spivak had raised a pertinent question that was somewhat path-breaking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNY7wpuTtMQ Food adulteration has been a constant cause for the rising cancer cases in India. Over the last decade the country has seen almost a 60 per cent jump in cancer patients and other than pollution, the second most important reason for cancer seems to be
Emerald Bower to Kolkata is what Buckingham Palace is to London. The ornate intricacies of the entrance door carries an oval plaque, that says: ‘Heaven’s Light, Our Guide.’ The owner of this house, Pradyut Tagore and others of the clan got ‘Order of the Star of
The date was April 9, 1956. It was 9.15pm. BBC’s switchboard suddenly lit up with calls from hundreds of viewers convinced they had just witnessed a gruesome murder live on their television screens. An enigmatic Indian magician named P.C. Sorcar had hypnotized a teenaged girl,
In the 19th-century, Kolkata was gradually emerging as a city from three non-descript villages. The British colonial rulers were keen to transform this newly-found city along the lines of London and establish it as their Capital of the East. The river Ganga became the lifeline