Remember the days when people put a one-rupee coin in a box to communicate with their loved ones from a public phone booth? And the time was so limited that the caller had to keep an extra coin beforehand to continue the conversation further. The era
There was a time when the children of Bengal were not crazy for Harry Potter, rather they were hooked to a sky-blue-covered shabby book, whose pages had stories that could take any imaginative soul to a trajectory beyond the fantasies of even Harry Potter. It
On the night of April 18, 1930, ‘Master-Da’ Surya Sen commanded a band of 65 freedom fighters as they ventured on their mission – to raid and capture the two main armoury of the police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal
Tracing Bengal’s ancient and rich heritage of woodworks Daruchitra aka woodwork is the art of wood engraving. It is an ancient craft, used for decorating door frames, pillars, windows, palanquins, boat prows, toys and dolls. The designs are carved out and the plain surfaces are then
The society and the world run in collaboration with people and their actions towards each one. Each individual has the responsibility to their surroundings and society to lead them to a better place. The question is how many of us understand it and follow the
What can be more satisfying for a Bengali in the hot summer noon than a bowl full of piping hot 'tok dal' (sour lentil soup) spread over warm white rice, while tiny pieces of aromatic cooked raw mango pop from within! Bengalis not only love
Santi Pada Gon Chaudhuri, the Kolkata-based scientist, achieved the title of “Solar Man of India”, delivering his exceptional projects of solar electrification, developing the marginalized areas of India. Solar-powered ATMs, Solar-powered bulbs, Micro Solar Pump, and Micro Solar Dome are some of the remarkable inventions of this
The Assam saga continues…. Ageneral strike was called in the towns of Karimganj, Hailakandi, and Silchar in the Barak Valley from May 18 to demand restoration of the rights of Bengali language. Silent gatherings and picketing began. Numerous Bengali youths from all sections of the society
Master da! A name that evokes one of the most daring revolutionary act in British India and highlights anytime the might of the Bengali freedom fighters. So, when a street in Kolkata is named after Masterda of Chittagong Armoury Raid, one wonders, there must be
Prabha Shankar, Anupam, Bhaduri, Bhawani. These are just random proper names, right? Wrong. These are four of the more than 200 varieties of mango grown in West Bengal, possibly the highest number in India, and no matter how much we love our mangoes, most of