The dying Boat Art of Bengal is all set to sail again on a new high as the complex technique of boat making will now be featured in the British Museum and museums of India. Such a piece of news is like a dream come
The Holy Trinity of Maidan Football is no more. Chuni Goswami, PK Banerjee, Tulsidas Balaram --- the chain gets broken as India’s Asian Games gold-medal-winning footballer and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram died in Kolkata today after a prolonged illness. A widower living in a flat on
New Town, the swanky satellite city of Kolkata, is fast developing into the city for the future. Both the public and private sector are working in tandem to make the town look bright, aesthetic, clean and green. The booming growth in every sphere awaits to
If the devastation of the recent earthquake of Turkey is sending ripples of shockwaves through the nation, so did the cyclones of Aila and Amphaan that had ripped through the heart and soul of Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world harbouring some of
Bengal has long been known as a cultural epicenter of the nation. The arts have been the region's shining jewel, from producing its own form of music and dancing to curating entirely new schools of thought based on a fusion of Western and Eastern philosophies.
It seems that the recent Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had the ‘Go Green’ tag in mind. And one particular scheme has drawn the attention of environmentalists of Kolkata – a special scheme called ‘Amrit Dharohar’ aimed at protecting vital wetlands
On a Saturday evening inside Gana Bhavan on Jatindra Mohan Avenue in central Kolkata, hundreds of children sit quietly, thoroughly immersed in a performance by ventriloquist Tanmoy Adhikary. Some of these children want to be ventriloquists themselves when they grow up, while some others want
“Hello, hello the Statesman. Speaking from Barrackpore Race Course…” From all recorded accounts, this was the first wireless message that went out from Calcutta, on March 12, 1922. The technology behind the message came from the Marconi Marine Wireless Company, which had opened an office
Check out the events happening in Kolkata this week EVENT : India International Seafood Show 2023 DATE : 15th – 17th February VENUE : G9VW+XH2 Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan, Near Trade Fair Grounds, Tangra Kolkata, West Bengal Details : https://www.indianseafoodexpo.com https://www.eoibeijing.gov.in/eoibejing_pages/MTE1MQ,, https://www.eoimadrid.gov.in/seafood-show.php https://nicct.nl/event/india-international-seafood-show-15-17-february-2023-kolkata/ https://10times.com/e13r-xzf5-k2h2 EVENT : MOHEEN ANTAHEEN DATE : 18th February VENUE : Presidency University TIME : 2
A new podcast has taken India by storm and its named ‘Barefoot Boys.’ What’s more is that the podcast uses Konkona Sen, the acclaimed Bengali actress who speaks about a man, a coach and a team builder who had literally fought against British colonisers through