He was known as Iron Man. Nothing terribly original here, plenty of male bodybuilders and weightlifters, not to mention a few men in other walks of life, have earned that sobriquet. No, that is not what makes Nilmoni Das unique. What does make the celebrated
Mango pickle, mango jelly, mango chutney, and amsotto (mango bar or mango papad, depending on which part of India you live in) have all had their day. But this most beloved of Indian fruits is capable of so much more! The Bengal Store shows you
Kalighat Temple Kolkata One of the primary dimensions of religious expression the world over, is erection of sacred or holy places or pilgrimages. Most religions attach spiritual importance to particular places, like place of birth or death of founders or saints, place of their ‘calling’ or
Since time immemorial, India had commercial relations with the West but after Vasco da Gama set foot on Indian soil, maritime trading activities increased manifold. The first among the ethnic communities to arrive in India was naturally the Portuguese. Later, Dutch, French, Armenians, British, Chinese
For the home of a living legend, Narayan Debnath’s house on a narrow by-lane in Shibpur, Howrah is surprisingly nondescript. As we walk up to the gate and push it open, a bright-eyed stray dog greets us happily. An ordinary dog in an ordinary lane,
Park Street Police Station Every year, the week of November 19-25 is observed as World Heritage Week by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The idea is to draw attention to the world’s tangible built heritage in terms of antique buildings, artefacts and
When I first read the autobiography of Charlie Chaplin, I was a student of class VIII, yet his life had impacted me so much that when a personal tragedy struck me a few years later, I knew the truth behind the words he spoke ---
Part 2: Problems in Bengal Railways The root of the problem appears to lie not in the erection of the railway itself but in the fact that the government and different railway companies, while encouraging the construction of the railways, failed to appreciate the relative importance
Buker bhitor hotey, futey otha biswase, banglar ghore ghore…. Brands survive on trust, and this truth overrides even trade wars across continents, making global brands survive in a competitive market. Shalimar Oils, the Bengali brand established in pre-independence India, probably had a hang of this
Part 3: Why Jugalkishore had to move his estate from Myemenshingha to Sylhet A pandemic had ravaged the zamindari of Jugalkishore at Jafarshahi, Myemenshingha and he decided to relocate to neighbouring Gouripur -- then a thick, impenetrable jungle. Under his supervision, Gouripur soon developed into a