Many tales have weaved a complex tapestry around the Jorasanko Thakurbari. The illustrious sons and daughters of the Bonedi Bari are no doubt well known, but the gourmet delights born within these walls are also popular. Currently, in a world where we are losing connection to our roots,
Jumbo Majumdar was listed among the top 12 Allied pilots by LIFE magazine during WWII
Umashankar Mandal has transformed barren riverbanks into lush, storm-defying mangrove forests
Nasal voice, faulty pronunciation, not fit to be recorded….that’s how S.D. Burman, the prince musician from Tripura’s famous Bengali clan and one who went on to create musical history in Bollywood, was rejected. The above verdict was passed by none other than HMV after Burman’s
Dhanni Meye (1971) Cast: Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Jaya Bhaduri, Jahor Roy, Rabi Ghosh, Tapen Chatterjee, Partho Mukherjee, Tarun Kumar, Chinmay Roy Director: Arabinda Mukhopadhyay On the face of it, Dhanni Meye is a laugh-a-minute caper about football, two brothers, their two wives, and one shrewd uncle. Based
Kalyani, the satellite town in Nadia district that is barely 50 kilometers from Kolkata, is a relatively young town that was conceived by Dr B.C. Roy on the site of what had been US air base Roosevelt Town in World War II. But the town