https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s50R5HdAXlc Bengal’s Alpana is unique, not just for its colourful motifs, sacred art or painting done with hands, but also for the ingredients. The paste of rice and flour goes into designing those motifs on auspicious occasions. The word Alpana is derived from the Sanskrit word
It came as an artfully tranquil story of grounded tones, healthy hues, starry nights, of owl hoots and pre-dawn chirps. It also came to us as a deliciously subtle and memorable trip, not just because we as a family were desperate to run away from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQktJv9dFOw Destination East, one of the most sought-after annual tourism meet, will start in Kolkata from 11th January with the arrival of several international buyers from global destinations.Nandini Chakraborty, Principal Secretary of Tourism Department, Government of West Bengal in a press conference held today said: ‘Last
Perched on a hill-top with the magnificent Kanchenjungha playing peek-a-boo with floating clouds in the backdrop, Kalimpong’s Gaden Tharpa Choling Monastery is a haven of peace and tranquility. If you wish to steal a day from your whirlwind tour of Kalimpong, Darjeeling or even Sikkim,
Bengal is obsessed with football and Kolkata is crazy about the sport. The love for football knows no boundaries in Kolkata. Apart from the fanatical following enjoyed by archrivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, Kolkata lives and breathes football, and teams across the world are
West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee’s dream of creating a clean Kolkata received a fresh impetus with the Fire Brigade department all set to launch special cleanliness drive in the city. Making the city clean and green has been given top priority by the state
I was privileged to attend Kolkata Government Art College 155th annual exhibition named ‘Parampara’. The oldest art college in Asia was like walking into Alladin’s cave which housed Bengal heritage creations. Paintings, sculpture and textile were the common techniques used. Like myself there were other
The plains of Bengal’s Murshidabad may seem an unlikely place to grow apples, but that’s not an impediment for the district administration from giving it a shot. Around 20 men from Sagardighi in Murshidabad district had migrated to Kashmir, looking for employment. Most of them,
Haat boshechhe shukrobare bakshiganj e padma paarey…. The famous lines of Rabindranath Tagore’s Sahaj Path, celebrating the myriad hues of a rural marketplace of Bengal. Such haats have the rustic charm of the state’s simple village folk, as they buy and sell in these weekly
All of us at some point in our lives have been mad about that Fountain Pen! Call it nostalgia, call it aristocracy, or just a royal, colonial hangover. Even for millennial kids today, fountain pens though obsolete, have a special collective value for sure. It