According to the Bengali calendar, Dol Jatra, also known as Dol Purnima, is the last festival of the year. People embrace the spring season with open arms as they celebrate the event. Although Dol and Holi are the same festival, they are based on different
Kolkata has many secrets hidden behind the tall escapades and amidst its dark alleys. But the vibrant city has always been home to people from across the globe, who fell in love with the city and stayed back. Many such communities who came from other
Rasmancha, Bishnupur The temples of Bengal often provide vivid details of different periods of history through their architecture and inscriptions. Kinjal Bose, a member of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and an associate member of International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), has highlighted
“For sheer inventiveness with milk as the primary ingredient, no country on earth can match India.”- Harold McGee Very true to McGee’s reflections, any Bengali ceremony is incomplete without payesh. From offerings to Gods and goddesses to birthday parties and even a baby’s first rice eating ceremony, payesh has
Returning to one’s roots is like returning to an abode of love and familiarity. Returning to one’s mother tongue is like welcoming yourself into your own haven of internal peace. Michael Madhusudan Dutta is a name that reverberates in the annals of Bengal’s literary world
As Tintin celebrates another milestone this year, his adventures continue to captivate fans worldwide. You know which Tintin we’re talking about. Yes, the one with the funny hair and forever baby face. The journalist boy-man created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Prosper Remi, otherwise known as
Have you ever stood outside the exclusive Bose Audio shop on Park Street and wondered whether to get in, considering the high prices of Bose Audio systems, that are a bit too heavy for a commoner’s pocket. May be, you wished to buy these international
For all lovers of ‘Calcutta Biriyani,’ one ingredient that has always stirred controversy is the potato or aloo and why it was added to the biriyani. No other biriyani form in India usually uses potato as an intrinsic ingredient. We also know this biriyani form
Every person, in their formative years, learns that "cleanliness is next to godliness." The students of Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan (Institute of Fine Arts), have taken the initiative to promote such a message by making a structure entirely out of the plastic waste that was lying around Sonajhuri Haat.
The story of women filmmakers (mainly directors) may date back to World War I, but in terms of numbers, they have remained minimal. If and when auteur critics and film scholars turn to the study of women directors, they typically look for ways in which