Kolkata’s conventional ‘office para’ that developed around Tank Square during British rule was christened Dalhousie Square and later, after Independence, named Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bag (BBD Bag) in memory of the three martyrs who laid down their lives for the country. Just opposite to Raj Bhavan’s main gate, the narrow
On December 19, 2024, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated a development centre of IT giant Infosys in Kolkata’s New Town area. Built at a cost of ₹426 crore, the sprawling campus spans 50 acres and will have an employment potential of 4,000 IT
People have much become health conscious nowadays, many are aware of the negative effects of hybrid farming and other such methods, which affect the the food that we consume. Due to this, many organic food startups have grown up in Bengal. With the help of
Bishnu Dey emerged as a modernist poet when Bengal was going through tempestuous times of the ’40s. He has been a witness to the Independence Movement of India, to the destructions of World War II, the disastrous Bengal famine and the travails of partition. These
Long before our children snacked over a dose of Haldiram and Bikaner Bhujiawalas, Bengal’s own snacking brand launched over 65 years – MUKHAROCHAK CHANACHUR had made its way to every Bengali home. ‘Anytime tasty,’ was their tagline and true to that message, they retained their
Kolkata is home to a large population belonging to a large area. Every day, people have to travel from their residences to their office, to schools and so on. Some distances were too long to cover even for the bus and the taxi. Even if
Probably a bite on a Bisk Farm biscuit or a tiffin cake or an adda at a Just Baked outlet, never made you realise how a middle-class Bengali youth fought his way through a plethora of big FMCG brands and set his own brand. Krishnadas
Maidan is just not the ‘lungs of Kolkata,’ it is also a tale woven in fun and amazement. Be it the tiny ponnies grazing on its lush grass, the dancing fountain with its light and sound splendor or even the balloon walas trying to sell their goods
Do you still have that fountain pen in store? Tucked somewhere in a dusty corner of your book case or maybe displayed in pride on your shelf? We all know about Bengali business tycoons Prince Dwarakanath Tagore and Motilal Seal, who successfully conducted business with
Aground-breaking innovation to combat global warming and industrial pollution has been achieved by a young Bengali scientist, Mainak Ray, who obsoleted the 8-decade-old conventional technology from the refining and petrochemical sectors. Mainak has managed to accomplish in just two weeks what has taken some of the world’s