Have you heard of Nabadwip-er Lal Doi? The creamy red curd that is heavenly. Also known as Kheer doi or Chakku doi, it is one Nadia’s best kept secret and famous confectionery of India that is exported to different countries of the world. Though curd
If you step outside at any time of the day or night and look up, you are bound to see a world filled with limitless wonders: majestic rainbows, dramatic cloud formations, stirring sunsets, intricate constellations, captivating solar eclipses, and even the distant planets themselves. However,
If you step outside at any time of the day or night and look up, you are bound to see a world filled with limitless wonders: majestic rainbows, dramatic cloud formations, stirring sunsets, intricate constellations, captivating solar eclipses, and even the distant planets themselves. However,
The Poet being conducted to the dais by Sir S. Radhakrishnan and Sir Maurice Gwyer at the Special Convocation of Oxford University at Santiniketan On August 7, 1940, Great Britain’s renowned (and ancient) Oxford University broke a very important rule. For the first time in its
Mother Goddess Durga channels positive energy to combat evil, thereby establishing harmony. This is why every year, the entire state of Bengal comes together to celebrate her arrival on Martyalok. As the Asuravinashini (demon slayer), she has always symbolized matriarchy. Sometimes she is portrayed as
Tumpa Das, the Dom woman of Baruipur, South 24 Parganas Believed to be the descendant of Dom Raja, Doms are the caretakers of the cremation grounds and the main keepers of the fire that lights the pyres. According to Hindu beliefs, a dead man cannot enter
The year was 1957. Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra collaborated on a short film, A Chairy Tale, for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). McLaren directed the film starring Jutra, which portrays a dissonant relationship between a man and a chair. The quirky 9-minute,
AIt is a narrow street in Central Calcutta, yet it bears a strong connect with a flourishing trade that Calcutta boasted centuries ago, even before the arrival of Job Charnock. This is also the street where in 1688, the Armenians built the Armenian Holy Church
Pooja Mondal, a postgraduate student at Bankura University, is majoring in social services. She is involved in a variety of social welfare activities to spread awareness about various social issues among the masses. Her altruistic efforts have become the talk of the town, and now
Two mat (madur in Bengali) artisans from Paschim Medinipur, Gouri Bala Das and Gouri Rani Jana, have been selected for the National Handicraft Award this year for outstanding contribution to handicraft, courtesy their work with the Maslandi Madur. The awards are traditionally handed over by