It all started in 1972 and will end in 2024. Bengal is set to get the world’s largest religious monument in Mayapur, said to be replacing Cambodia’s 400-acre-large Angkor Wat temple complex as the largest religious monument. Temple of Vedic Planetarium in West Bengal was
Murshidabad, on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, is steeped in history. Set up by Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Dewan of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, it was originally named ‘Maksudabad’. Murshidabad was once the capital of this vast region in the East. Calcutta, now
Here is some great news for the fish lovers of Bengal. The big Rohu and Katla fishes that were in high demand and regularly had to be imported from states like Andhra Pradesh are now being grown in large numbers in West Bengal itself. As
April 13, 1919 was a watershed moment in the nation’s history when the tyranny of the British imperialists was exposed. British troops butchered at least 379 unarmed demonstrators meeting at the Jallianwala Bagh. Described as “the darkest stain on British rule in India” and as
He was one of the pioneers in food distribution system and rural agricultural economy of India. Renowned economist Abhijit Sen is no more. Last night he passed away due to a sudden heart attack at the age of 72. Sen, one of India’s leading authorities
From Burrabazar to Bagbazar, Lake Market to ‘Fake’ Market, the gossip among those who knew us in Kolkata raged on about our extraordinary, impossible shift to America. But what were we doing in America? How were we spending our lives? I have already written about the
Sarail is a subdivision of Brahmanbaria district in modern day Bangladesh. Historically, it was the domain of Isa Khan, a Muslim Rajput zamindar who was one of the renowned Baro Bhuiyans (twelve landlords) of 16th-century Bengal. Throughout his reign, he resisted repeated invasions by the
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist. He made enduring and influential contributions to aesthetic theory, literary criticism, and historical materialism. In 1931, he published ‘Little History of Photography.’ That very year, two 12-year-old Bengali twin sisters from Ramnagar
There was a classic 'tears beneath the laughter' story that Bhanu Bandyopadhyay reportedly loved to tell. "You know what my life is like? I'll tell you. My mother has just passed away. I'm waiting at the crematorium, eyes full of tears. Somebody comes up to
What is food to Bengalis? Food is the answer to all the problems. “Food is a value system for Bengalis. It is the way we make sense of people, see our life, ascertain status, rally around for, live for, differentiate between right and wrong, and