After the grand success of many editions of Bengal Mango Utsav since 2012 and to promote Bengal's Mangoes and Mango products, the Department of Food Processing Industries & Horticulture, Government of West Bengal jointly with the Indian Chamber of Commerce organized Bengal Mango Utsav 2022
“None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try.” – Mark Twain In this fast-paced world where everything is transient and innovations keep replacing older models, there are people who hate to sever their ties with
Some would say this was long overdue. On June 12, the Lalit Great Eastern Hotel received a Culinary Heritage Award from the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). These awards have been instituted to “create and enhance awareness of heritage in general,
BIf the Rhododendron blooms of Shillong had swayed a romantic Amit Ray, it was a prized piano that had the attention of Shesher Kabita’s creator while he visited the same abode. Almost a century ago, Rabindranath Tagore made his visit to the beautiful hill station
Bengal had been the seat of Yoga even way back in 1930s, and yes, Bengalis were extremely fitness conscious, from Lathi Khela to Yoga to martial arts, boys of almost every Bengali household had to learn these forms of art. We often quote the name
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you” These were the words Bob Dylan wrote in 1965, making his
The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent anti-racism protests in USA have shown us how desperately we need to fight for a more inclusive and equal world --- a world where no one is left behind. It has never been clearer that all of us have
To try, test and feel the courage of the Indian Army and the power of our defence systems, there is no better place to visit than the newly opened Aircraft Museum in Kolkata, the first-ever aircraft museum in West Bengal and second in India, the
Kolkata’s Ambassador car is to be back again, in a new avatar and that probably makes every Bengali proud. Hindustan Ambassador, the quintessentially “Made in India” car is a symbol of India’s automotive history and there is little else that defines motoring in the country
Here is good news for the residents of Suti, Murshidabad. The almost 200-year-old Nimtita Palace, immortalised by Satyajit Ray’s Jalsaghar, has finally received the heritage structure tag from the West Bengal Heritage Commission. This will ensure that the location will be developed as a tourist