Scene 1: Shrieks of laughter and chatter wafted from the classrooms, laced in colourful uniforms the children were playing together, reciting rhymes, showing actions in groups, they were ecstatic when they finally went home, constantly blabbering about how they enjoyed school. The very school that
Protecting plants specially roses and hibiscus from rains using temporary shade ‘Gone with the Wind!’ … literally many of our plants on our terrace had been swept away by Cyclone Amphaan a couple of years back along with many whose pots were broken to pieces. Since
Filmmaker Anik Dutta has been drawing all kinds of attention thanks to his new film Aparajito, ostensibly a tribute to Satyajit Ray. Excerpts from an exclusive interview: • What triggered the desire to make a film on the journey of Ray to his becoming RAY? He occupied
Have you ever been offered a Dooars variety tea by any of the cafes worldwide, leave alone the star hotels and resorts that you have been visiting? Probably not. This Bengal variety has not been patronized much by the garden owners or the large consumer
In this age of global cultural homogenization, museums have a great responsibility towards society and the world. Museums uphold our rich and glorious ethnographic heritage in the form of their collections which are primary evidences of our rich culture and they have the power to
‘I can call my films my own without any qualm. Whatever is good or bad in my films is due to me… I feel much happier that way. Everything that I have learnt as an art director helped shape me into a filmmaker’… If one
The iconic street of North Kolkata, Amherst Street, burst into a mango mania last Saturday, celebrating the 9th year of Amherst Street Aam Utsab 2022. The best part of this mango festival was anyone could walk in and have any of the products at the
The port authorities are going to start special freight service from Shalimar and Sankhrail to Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Port to reduce traffic congestion in the port area and reduce pressure on Vidyasagar Bridge. “The special Ro-Ro Ferry will be used to load cargo trucks directly into
After Malda and Siliguri, Bengal Tennis Association (BTA) zeroed in on Darjeeling as the next destination of choice for setting up the third international standard synthetic tennis court which was inaugurated at the Darjeeling Gymkhana Club recently. Bengal Tennis Association (BTA), the governing body of lawn
Representative Image The British were frightened of a song writer? Well yes, they were and Gambhira lyricist/composer, Sheikh Safiur Rahman or Sufi Master’s bold ‘Bolbai’ compositions provoked the ire of the British government. Born in 1894 at Phoolbari in Englishbazar, Malda, Sheikh Safiur Rahman left for