Bengal had produced several ‘Renaissance women’ and one of them was undoubtedly Leela Majumdar --- an author, teacher, playwright, art critic and above all a brilliant mind, much ahead of her times. Born on February 26, 1908 to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray, who
Have you heard of Shimurali? If not, probably you never tasted the king of Kaalakand! Not the ones, you get in the North Indian or Marwari sweet shops of Kolkata, but the ones that come straight from Nadia and considered to be an all-time delicacy.
The history of Bengal, of India, actually, changed with the Battle of Plassey. And most of us probably know that the man who financed that battle was called Jagat Seth. The thing is, Jagat Seth was not a person, but a family title. In fact,
Remember that scene from Satyajit Ray’s famous Feluda movie, Joy Baba Felunath, where Jatayu puts up a brave face as Magan Laal Meghraj’s juggler Arjun hits one dagger after the other showing a dangerous jugglery game? Though on-screen all saw Kamu Mukherjee in the role of the dagger thrower,
Avillage comprising almost entirely of temples. And very old ones at that. Welcome to Pathra, in Paschim Medinipur district, possibly unique in the sheer number of temples it boasts of. The sad thing is, many of them have been left at the mercy of the wayward Kangsabati
“I have not written to you for a long time. This is my eternal failing. If you do not pardon me out of your goodness, what shall I do? From now on I no longer is the master of my will. Like a puppet I
Kolkata still has many unearthed treasures and unheard tales. GB brings you one such tale in a 2-part series on an abandoned historical site just in the heart of the city that has the grave of one of the last prince of the Pala Dynasty.
Calcutta is just a little over 300 years old, yet traces of decay and decadence are evident in the once-magnificent edifices of north Calcutta. In the oldest quarters of Chitpuror Rabindra Sarani stands the innocuous Bagalamukhi Kali Mandir amid the din surrounding the once-magnificent structure
American non-fiction author and journalist Richard Louv is best known for his book, ‘Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder,’ written in 2005, which investigates the relationship of children and the natural world in current and historical contexts. Louv coined the
An eminent scholar, from a distant land far across the sea, sent a congratulatory note to a humble author in India via his publisher. The book, written by an unheard-of author, had impacted the reader so intensely that he dashed a letter to the publisher