As the as the clock ticks away, FIFA World Cup fever grips football fans across the globe. Qatar, the tiny Gulf host nation, is busy checking up last-minute arrangements as it gears up to receive more than a million soccer fans for the international sport event. During the 29-day
Amodest resident of Durgapur has made his town and the country proud with his remarkable discovery and now his name appears in the coveted Guinness World Records Book 2022. Geologist Manas Bandopadhyay has created quite a stir globally by unearthing the world's largest uncut emerald. The emerald,
On 6th September 2019, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) launched Chandrayaan 2 for lunar exploration. Chandrayaan 2 is inscribed in the memories of every Indian, as everyone had high hopes though the landing did not go as planned. It consisted of mainly three things- Orbiter,
In February this year, Penguin Random House released Queen of Pop: The Autobiography of Usha Uthup by Srishti Jha (originally published in Hindi as Ullas Ki Naav by Vikas Jha). Few readers in Kolkata, one suspects, will need to buy the book. It is unlikely
The season is changing in Kolkata. We are at a pre-winter phase. Winter-exclusive things such as nolengur (date palm jaggery), koraishuti (peas), badminton matches, picnics and many more make the season wholesome. Longer nights and shorter days, morning walks and many such routine activities beckon
The hotel still stands in all its glory – marking an era of Kolkata that would live for generations. The Grand Hotel of Calcutta is not just another five-star hotel, rather it is a piece of history of Old Calcutta right from the plot on
Madhumati (1958) Cast: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Pran, Johnny Walker Director: Bimal Roy Rs 81 lakh was a great deal of money in 1957-58. But that was what it took to make Madhumati, Bimal Roy’s magnum opus which overshot its production schedule by months owing to several logistical disasters.
In this concluding part, GB brings the tale of state football team manager Rahul Sheikh and his incredible fight to help Bengal Football Team reach the top. Born in a nameless village on Bengal’s border, Sheikh rose to stardom by sheer hard work and courage.
Born in Dhaka on November 4, 1925, Ritwik Ghatak began his career as a litterateur quite early. After Partition in 1947, he felt restless and rootless at the same time. Disturbed by his rootlessness, he wrote, “My feet are not on my soil, that’s my
Many of you may be familiar with the Bengali term ‘mutsuddi’, or know someone whose last name is Mutsuddi. The word comes from the Persian ‘mutasaddi’, meaning scribe or secretary, and was used to describe the local commercial agents of the British East India Company