Padma Bhushan Ratan Kahar, aka 'Pagla Sursadhak', Birbhum, West Bengal He is often called the ‘Pagla Sursadhak’ (mad musician) by the villagers of Birbhum, as he steps along the red laterite village paths of Suri, at times he is seen running along and singing some of
As of now, the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Limited (WBTDCL) is running a one night-two day and two night-three day package tours of the Sundarbans, intended not merely to give tourists an idea of the expanse and beauty of these mangrove forests, but also
One of the busiest roads of Kolkata happens to be Strand Road. It is a major thoroughfare running along the east bank of the Hooghly, and connects Fort William to Nimtala near Shovabazar, through the downtown Kolkata. But during the existence of the Old Fort
Gangasagar Mela, Gangasagar, West Bengal The depth of the sunrise could not be fathomed across the vast horizon of the river mouth where only throngs of black and white heads can be seen along with a flush of occasional saffron robes, swaying in the chilling wind
The ‘Arts of India’ sale at Christie’s London has scored a whooping Rs 12 crore or 1,350,000 pounds in a one single day. And the biggest takers were canvases by artists from Bengal. Christie’s is not just another auction house, but have been celebrated all
Aradhana (1969) In November 2019, actors Dev and Paoli Dam were in Darjeeling, shooting for their Bengali film ‘Sanjhbati’, which eventually had a world television premiere in October 2020, amidst the Covid pandemic. As delighted locals and tourists thronged the shooting spot at Darjeeling Chowrasta, it
The inner world of asanas An island peeps in the middle as Ganga envelops it from all sides, This is the place where trader Shiva resides, Shiva visits his in laws’ house and is given a wooden stool to sit, He is welcomed and served flat rice made of
Navpreet Arora is a story teller, an explorer and a heritage enthusiast. Does an edifice qualify as a heritage building only if it has a grandiose name associated with it, does it qualify as a heritage building only if its facades have mighty columns, intricate carvings
“Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen. I trust that you will accept in advance an apology because I am going to place before you a history of the way in which from a Christian Communalist, I became a Christian Indian Nationalist. It was merely an accident
These dolls do not dance or make facial expressions, they are static, rustic, yet charming, carrying a legacy of art and crafts tradition of Bengal down centuries. The Gala Putul and Babu Putul of Bengal reflect a lost era, they carry the simple charm of