This morning, one hundred and seven leading tour companies and their representatives from around thirty-seven countries attended the inauguration of one of the biggest tourism meets in India held at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre. The Destination East 2020 spearheaded by CII Eastern Region and supported
There was a time when in order to visit the Jagannath Temple at Puri one had to go to Baleshwar by ship. And from there one would reach Cuttack by boat before finally arriving at Puri in a hired palanquin. Indeed, the journey was a
This year the Gangasagar Mela, one of the largest pilgrimages of India, air ambulance will be used to help critically ill persons to reach the nearest medical facilities from the Gangasagar Mela. This is for the first time that the government of West Bengal will
Debarshi Chanda, a pass-out from Jadavpur University has not just made us proud by securing a 100 percentile in CAT, but also by refusing to get into any management course for a plush and cushy job later. Rather, Debarshi will pursue a PhD in Economics
During the late 1800s, passengers took the East Bengal Express connecting urban Calcutta with Goalondo, from where people opted for the ferry service on the Padma River. Passengers fanned out on steamers to Narayanganj in Dhaka or to Barisal it took connecting boats and steamers
He assisted Dr Subhas Mukhopadhyay in using IVF technique to create India’s first and the world’s second test-tube baby, Durga on October 3, 1978. We are talking of Cryobiologist Sunit Mukherjee, who died last week at the age of 89. Here was a man who
When century-old terracotta temples come alive with the rhythms and rendition of classical maestros belting out the charm of Bengal’s only classical gharana, then all roads lead to the temple town of Bishnupur. One-of-its-kind, Bishnupur Music Festival starts this year on 10th January and continues
Imagine biking along a trail that passes through a wildlife sanctuary! Yes, you stand a chance to even have a Himalayan black bear, barking deer, wild boar or hornbills as company, with some running probably at a speed more than the vehicle that you ride.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQktJv9dFOw Destination East, one of the most sought-after annual tourism meet, will start in Kolkata from 11th January with the arrival of several international buyers from global destinations.Nandini Chakraborty, Principal Secretary of Tourism Department, Government of West Bengal in a press conference held today said: ‘Last
Perched on a hill-top with the magnificent Kanchenjungha playing peek-a-boo with floating clouds in the backdrop, Kalimpong’s Gaden Tharpa Choling Monastery is a haven of peace and tranquility. If you wish to steal a day from your whirlwind tour of Kalimpong, Darjeeling or even Sikkim,