The oldest operating port in India, Kolkata Port Trust has recorded the highest ever net surplus this year post Lockdown compared to any other Indian ports. This port was constructed by the British and was originally set up as “Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta”
800 food items and recipes from all across India were laid in front of the judges. But they had to be simple and nutritious food, not just spicy and tasty. Nutrition for all was the key word, and the organisation behind this Nutritious Food of
What combines acting, singing, and also a bit of dancing? A Bollywood or Tollywood film, you may well answer. But the art form we are talking about is far more ancient, a true all-in-one package with its home in what is today Bengal’s Malda district,
IIcche Gaon seems a name straight out of a poem (‘icche’ means wish in Bengali, and ‘gaon’ is village), and the ‘wish fulfilment’ component here could be the absolutely picture perfect view of Mt Kanchenjunga that the village offers. But the original Lepcha name for
Animals are either deified in our culture or reduced to disdain. There is no in-between. Awareness about animal care is a recent development that should have existed from the beginning. Many diseases spread through animals, of which we are unaware, and they suffer just as
The Calcutta Tram Users Association (CTUA), under the leadership of its president Mr. Debasish Bhattacharya, a retired scientist, has been steadfastly advocating for the preservation and revival of trams in Kolkata. Founded in the 1990s, the association emerged as a union of individuals united against the removal of
আমার জন্য একটুখানি কবর খোঁড়ো সর্বসহা লজ্জা লুকোই কাঁচা মাটির তলে- গোপন রক্ত যা-কিছুটুক আছে আমার শরীরে, তার সবটুকুতে শস্য যেন ফলে। O earth, dig a small grave for me Let me hide my shame under the raw soil– Whatever secret blood is in my body, Let every ounce ripen the grains. Our
Lost love has often been celebrated in history through poetry, stories or paintings. But here is the tale of a lost love that has been immortalized through a recipe. Bakarkhani is a recipe cooked up by Aga Bakar Khan, an aristocrat from Bengal for the
What exactly does one do in Diamond Harbour? You may well ask if you have never been there. As is fairly common with people in general, we often end up ignoring attractions to which we have easy access. And since Diamond Harbour is a mere
The man who sought to build a house in Chinsurah, adjacent to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's residence at Vande Mataram Bhavan, and was a dear friend of the acclaimed author Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, found himself in need of funds. Turning to his pen, he embarked on a literary journey that would make