Cancer medicines from Marigold! Yes, you got it correct. West Bengal farmers had diversified from agriculture to horticulture almost a decade back and have turned their farms into major exporters of flowers. Several floriculture projects have already come up in the state where farmers have
Dwarkanath Tagore is a very famous name, not just as part of the illustrious Tagore family and one of its first well-known names, but also as a remarkable man with entrepreneurial excellence, extremely wealthy, and a descendant of Rarheya Brahmins. He founded the Jorasanko Branch
Another World Wetlands Day is at our doorstep. But most of us are completely unaware of the importance of a wetland. Some consider it to be swampy worthless garbage dump while some consider it to be a disgusting abode of mosquitoes. Thanks to our ignorance! World
Though we celebrate Basant Panchami in Bengal every year as Saraswati Puja, in every nook and corner, in every para, in every school and college, Ma Saraswati usually never resides in a temple just like Maa Dura, Kali, Shiva, and Krishna do. In Bengal, Devi
He had provided medical care to members of the Jarawa tribe, who hardly allowed other humans to enter their territory. But they allowed Dr. Ratan Chandra Kar to enter their territory during his posting in the Andaman Islands for years, especially during the measles outbreak
History has been scripted yesterday in the world of cricket as India’s Under-19 Women’s Cricket team won the World Cup. But behind that history, one name comes up like the star in the Milky Way --- fast bowler Titas Sadhu of Chinsurah, the pride of
August 11, 1908, is the day Khudiram Bose was hanged by the British-Indian administration. For the attempted assassination of senior British official Douglas Kingsford. The would-be assassin was just 18, one of India’s youngest armed revolutionaries to die at the hands of the British. The irony
Books and Bengal are inseparable. Hence no wonder the world’s 2nd largest book fair is held every year in Kolkata with great pomp and honour where hundreds of books from across the world are sold, bought, read, turning it into an intellectual melting point. This
Do not miss on the events that you like to attend. GetBengal presents a list of events that you would not like to miss. EVENT : CHINESE SPACES IN KOLKATA by Albert TANG DATE : 30th January VENUE : IR Seminar Hall, Jadavpur University TIME : 2.30 p.m. EVENT :
The picturesque trails traversing the heartland of Bankura district of West Bengal converging to the ‘Terracotta Hub of Bengal’ Panchmura, are as breath-taking as the artisans’ creations, where the rustic charm of burnt clay or terracotta blend in a creative tapestry. The terracotta craft of