When the country and even the state was reeling under the COVID-19 Lockdown and the direct economic fallout of the same, West Bengal government confidently continued with its social welfare schemes and even paid salaries and pension regularly. The state even spent Rs 4,500 crore
Nasi goreng with chicken satay and peanut sauce by Anurita Nehra Last year, at about this time, the Covid-19 pandemic really came home to us as the nationwide lockdown went into effect. In the year since then, the world as we knew it has undergone immense,
‘I never write without reading, knowing, thinking. It takes time. Even with short pieces, I take time,” wrote Annadashankar Ray. In those short pieces, even those of a political nature, the focus was on expressing his core thoughts in as few words as possible. He
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swUz9KGYGlM Heritage is about a sense of pride in one’s past, heritage is about aesthetics, heritage is about linking past to present. However, heritage can also be a prime revenue earner, thanks to heritage tourism. Indeed, there are states in India, and countries around the world,
India observes National Vaccination Day every year on 16th March. But this year surely the Day holds a far deeper impact with the roll out of COVID-19 mass vaccination in India in full swing. The Pandemic that has been raging throughout the world since last
In 2013, the West Bengal government introduced the concept of ‘tea tourism’, given the numerous tea gardens in North Bengal and their splendid natural settings. The policy stipulated that if required, the tea gardens could carry out additional constructions to accommodate tourists - limited to
On the evening of August 9, 2009, in front of a packed house at Rabindra Sadan auditorium, Jogesh Dutta finished his act titled ‘The Thief’, came out onto the stage, laid down his wig and costume on the floor, and took his last bow. True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eykFh0Ot-mo A still from Los Lobos The Arthouse Asia Film Festival has been running for five years in the city of Kolkata. But thanks to a lack of publicity and marketing, and most importantly, sponsorship and funding, very few cinebuffs in the city are aware of this
About a week ago, last Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the principal speaker at the BJP’s Brigade rally in Kolkata, and began his speech with a slight inaccuracy, declaring that this was the biggest gathering he had ever addressed. Evidently, the elections are a
The US President Joe Biden appointed Bankura’s daughter, Sohini Chatterjee at the US Department of State as Senior Policy Advisor to the US Ambassador to the United Nations. This was a proud moment not only for India but also for the residents of Bengal’s Sonamukhi. Sohini’s