On September 19, 1923, ‘Abol Tabol’, an anthology of Bengali children's poems and rhymes composed and illustrated by Sukumar Ray was published by U. Ray and Sons. The book contained 46 titled and seven untitled short rhymes (quatrains), all considered to be in the genre
Matchbox collector Srijan De Sarkar The word ‘phillumeny’ was first used by the British matchbox collector, Marjorie S Evans in the 1930s, but was debated because matchbox collectors have argued that they are not “light lovers” to be precise. Irrespective of what they are called, matchbox
Titas Ranadeep Sadhu, popularly known as Titas Sadhu People outside the sports fraternity in India usually distance themselves from women’s sporting events like football, hockey or cricket and are ignorant of the developments taking place in these sectors. Hence, they were jolted out of stupor when
Thanks to the rising use of social media platforms and online encyclopedias, many of us are now updated about the diverse cuisines found in India as well as around the world. Since time immemorial, desserts have topped the list of being the most favourable to
The Greek Orthodox Church, Kalighat, Kolkata It seems everyone from every part of the world comes to Bengal to try their luck and flourish their business. Can you imagine even the Greeks from faraway lands of Greece and Cyprus had also come to Bengal as merchants
Bhog, offered during Kodakhaki Durga Puja, Raghunathgunj, Murshidabad The beauty of Bengal is that its festivals bring people together. The rituals and religions might be different but our culture binds us to each other. For decades it has been known that be it Eid, Durga Puja
Dakshindihi Rabindra Complex after restoration AA narrow road barely touches the Dhaka-Khulna highway and then bifurcates and penetrates through the verdant paddy fields. Both sides of the deserted asphalt road are lined with rows of cedar, teak, albizia lebbek and mahogany trees that sway their crown
Kiriteswari Temple, Shakti Peeth , Murshidabad West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is currently in Spain on a 12-day visit to draw investments for the state from the manufacturing industry in Spain, shared a wonderful news from her personal X handle (Twitter) for the people
Durga Puja in Sonagachhi A scene from a movie depicts Parvati, the matriarch of the Chowdhury clan, prosperous landed gentry in Colonial Bengal who visits a brothel to collect a handful of soil, considered essential for sculpting the clay idol of Goddess Durga. She seeks permission
Who doesn’t know that Bengal is the ‘Sweetest’ destination in the world? It is also a pastry lovers’ paradise with a bigtime influence of British and French bakers down the ages. No wonder that some of the classical desserts of Bengal have made their way