Atiśa Dīpankara and Siddhartha Gautama , widely known as Lord Buddha Buddhism is one of the world's oldest religions, developed in India in the sixth century BC around the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. The success of the Buddha's missionary activities during his lifetime and afterward
Bengal’s stage scene has always been characterised by a unique cycle of acceptance and dismissal. Bijon Bhattacharya was a disorderly genius and the truth is that his work could never influence or inspire the public as much as it should have. In 1943, Gananatya Sangha
Most people who know even a little about Kolkata, are aware of the legacy and history of the Bonedi baris or the traditional Bengali households. For generations, these traditional houses have kept our culture and traditions alive and the tales of these traditional households are
IThroughout history women were central to creating social wealth. The utilitarian purpose of education did not apply to women as no professions were open to them. For the privileged daughters and wives of the upper class, the most important agency in the transfer of knowledge,
Athing of beauty is a joy forever. Women of Bengal always harboured that aesthetic sense that urged them to take up anything and turn it into a work of art, be it a daily comb that they used or even the nutcracker turning simple things
Marble Lake is Purulia’s monsoon masterpiece
Uma Devi was the medium who wrote down the spirits’ answers
For many, Kolkata may be all about football and the Maidan, but the city’s history is inextricably linked to horses too. Properly groomed, world-class horses, no less, that were once used by the world’s first polo club in this very city. Apparently tailor made for
The bitterness rippling out of the Partition of 1947 has remained for ages. The destructive agenda of Partition continued to impact Bengal’s cultural ethos on and off. Many talented and eminent maestros and their disciples were lost in the vast chasm that separated the East
There was a time when, in Bengal, waterways were used far more than roads. Trade flourished along these routes — from food items to daily necessities and even clothing were imported and exported by boat. The rivers of Bengal once bustled with a variety of