You may think there’s nothing more to be said or written about the clay dolls of Krishnangar, considering how famous they already are in India and abroad. And yet, the master artisans of this town in Nadia district surprise us every time with their innovative
Changwon, South Korea. Not a name familiar to most Bengalis, but likely to be remembered now as the venue where Bengal girl Mehuli Ghosh clinched gold in the 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team final of the Shooting World Cup on July 13 along with
In 2013 Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie created quite a stir when she announced her decision to undergo a prophylactic double mastectomy. It means she had both of her breasts removed even though she hadn't been diagnosed with breast cancer. She said did this because she
When an iconic shop shuts down, it is not just its products that one is left to miss, but even the memories. Generations of sweet connoisseurs have made memories with centuries old sweet shops that dot different parts of Kolkata. One such shop was on
The news of the Bengali girl Mehuli Ghosh along with Tushar Mane winning gold at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, Korea made all of us proud. In the 10m Air Rifle Mixed team category, winning the gold was not easy. Mehuli and
‘Lakshmir Bhandarer Phool’ (Flowers from Lakshmi’s storeroom) reads a colourful signboard above a tiny shop tucked amid rows of myriad shops in the bustling G.C Road in Patulia, School Para, Khardah. The florist shop looks gorgeous with multi-coloured seasonal flowers heaped neatly into stacks and
A curious mind in the 21st century has been swayed by the feat of a 19th century doctor attributed to have performed the first human dissection in India. Many might wonder the children of today are more focused on what they wish to achieve, from
In the decade of 2000-2010s very few science students of Kolkata missed the experience of watching the towering statue of a T-Rex greeting them enroute to India’s largest science museum, the Science City. As Science City touches 25 years of a fascinating journey which started
“He was like a child. He seemed to understand everything.” Those were the words of a forest official bidding a last teary goodbye to Raja. But who is Raja? He was the oldest surviving tiger in captivity. At the age of 26 he died leaving
Front page of Samachar Darpan, January 7, 1837 The ongoing fanfare surrounding the centenary of leading Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika, while no doubt justified, makes it easy to forget the pioneers who paved the way for Suresh Chandra Majumdar and Prafulla Kumar Sarkar to launch their