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
The artistic sense of Bengalis invariably found expression in their traditional spirit of hospitality and also in the food they served to their honoured guests, howsoever plain the fare might be. Just as their culinary skills were evident in the variety of items they prepared
Legacy and Legends cannot be purchased. Ace photo-journalist and economic advisor to Bengal Chamber of Commerce, Nirmalya Mukherjee tells the story of how Radu Babu Chayer Dokan resisted city developers! YYear 1933. Radha Kishore Datta an ardent and firebrand revolutionary devoted to the cause of India’s
The youngster missed his mother terribly. She lived far away from him at Khulna with his father. He and his siblings stayed in their maternal uncle’s home at Netra in Diamond Harbour. He had heard with trepidation how elders discussed in hushed tones how critically
North Kolkata reflects the rich and glorious history of the city that is long forgotten and invokes a sense of ingrained nostalgia. Old Kolkata still lives in the narrow lanes and by-lanes, in its quintessential charm far away from the cosmopolitan modernity of the south.
Any bookworm or student of literature at some point of their lives must have laid hands on books like “To the Lighthouse,” or “Mrs Dalloway.” For who can ignore the immense contribution of one of the most pioneering English authors of the 20th century, Virginia