Patachitra is one of the rarest ancient art forms of Bengal that depicts a strong narrative along the lines of mythologies and folk tales. These are traditional cloth scrolls with paintings that have been prevalent in Eastern India for centuries. Kalighat Patachitra has a definite
With the age of computers invading our modern lives almost in every space, one Bengali scientist’s name is often forgotten to be mentioned as the one who made India’s first computer! Yes, he was not only a Bengali mathematician from Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) of
The bare facts about Maithon are that it is a town on the West Bengal-Jharkhand border, and that it is literally split in two between the two states, across Dhanbad and Bardhaman districts, to be precise. While the township and reservoir are largely in Jharkhand,
How old is the Bengali language? No scholar, expert, researcher has been able to decide on a specific date or year. Do we need one, really? No. Languages are, after all, born of ethnic cultures. Bengali stayed number one. The language movement became a freedom movement. And
In ancient times, the region that constitutes Birbhum now, was part of Rarh region (land of red and laterite soil) and a fringe area was in Vajrabhoomi (land of the thunderbolt), which was the eastern part of Chhotanagpur Plateau. It was in 1798 when the British formally set up Birbhum
The Ivory and Wood craft industry dates back to the time when the Nawabs of Bengal had their court at Murshidabad. As this industry was fully dependent for its prosperity on the support of a luxurious court and wealthy noblemen, it had to face a crisis
Hingol Shakti Peeth is considered supreme because Sati’s head had fallen here. It is also the first Shaktipeeth mentioned in Durga Saptshati and Markanda Purana. Various mythological stories are associated with Hinglaj. Situated on ‘Kanraj’ Mountain in the middle of Hingol National Park in Balochistan, this place is picturesque. River Hingol flows nearby
IShe started off a confectionary line when Kolkata hardly knew beyond Flurys and Kathleen and the small bakeries of New Market. But Supriya Roy had dreams and for her, baking was not just all-purpose flour, white sugar, and butter. Roy’s struggle was to establish a
Amere three-hour drive from New Jalpaiguri (NJP) station. That’s all you need to travel to a seemingly parallel reality, where your senses are soothed by the smell of fresh pine and oak, the silence is complete and unbroken, and humans are noticeable by their absence.
Iwould like to reflect a bit on the letters that my father wrote. Other than innumerable folk songs he composed, these letters have a special place in his life and are worth a read. He had often exchanged letters with singer Debabrata Biswas. Some of these