In the autumn of 1872, Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay launched a magazine which was to create a new epoch in the history of Bengali literature and nationalism. He called the magazine ‘Bangadarshan’, and in the autumn of 1875, it featured his new novel titled ‘Radharani’, apparently based
They first rolled out on the roads of Kolkata in 1958, the iconic yellow glossy and sturdy Ambassador taxis that became another name for the hustle and bustle of the City of Joy. But after 2014, when Hindustan Motors stopped manufacturing the Ambassador Classic cabs,
On July 8, 2016, Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee launched the 'Safe Drive Save Life' campaign, intended to make our roads less prone to accidents. Relentless campaigning by the administration and police has had a great impact on the number of road
If we thought Parallel Cinema movement started in India in 1950s, well, then we are wrong. Much before Bengal and India produced world class directors like Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, there was a filmmaker born in 1900 in Kolkata. He was Modhu Bose, at
India has lost two luminaries today, both legends in their lifetime, both in their 90s, both born in modern day Pakistan. However, while Mohammed Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar’s death at the age of 98 in Mumbai has attracted the nation’s attention, Keshav Chandra Dutt,
We never mourn the death of legends. Rather we celebrate them, their works and their memories. Just like legendary Dilip Kumar, who left this morning for the heavenly abode at the age of 98, but will forever be remembered by this land of Bengal, that
Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has launched an initiative to firmly establish the state on the international tourism map, to which end Tourism Minister Indranil Sen has undertaken a tour of all tourism properties and destinations across north and south Bengal. In
Sesame seeds have been cultivated for thousands of years in Eastern India and has been part of Bengali cuisine since long. Our grandmothers knew that these oldest oil rich seeds have amazing healing properties. The Charaka Saṃhitā or Compendium of Charaka and Suśruta-saṃhitā mention the
She has been working for child protection rights in the rural areas of Bengal since the age of 10. No wonder Arushi Pant, a 17-year-old girl from Kolkata, has been honoured with this year’s prestigious Diana Award. Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales,
Namak Haram Deorhi On July 2, a little over a week after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, at the age of 66, Syed Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur became the first ‘dependent’ Nawab of Bengal. Officially dependent on the British East India Company, that is.