What is your idea of a ramp walk? Or catwalk, if you like. Slim, good-looking models walking gracefully down a ramp at a fashion show? Arms and hips swaying, shoulders straight, one foot perfectly in front of another? We suggest you readjust that visual. Because on
Ever since Satyajit Ray filmed ‘Sonar Kella’ (The Golden Fortress), in Jaisalmer, Bengalis discovered the city in droves. The film was released in 1974, leading Jaisalmer to become a Bengali pilgrimage spot of sorts and there is no escaping Ray's Sonar Kella in Jaisalmer. Now
Time is ticking away as the world gears up for the 22nd edition of FIFA World Cup 2022, scheduled to kick off on Sunday, November 20, with the host country Qatar playing with Ecuador. Bengal’s obsession with the game is well-known and the state is
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.