Durga Puja is not just the largest street festival of Kolkata, but also a big revenue generator for the state and its people, primarily artists and craftsmen. With more than 10,000 pujas in Bengal and more than a thousand more in other parts of India
He is often referred to as the prodigy of Amartya Sen. And today Abhijit Binayak Bandopadhyay indeed makes his teacher proud by winning the Economics Nobel Prize. Incidentally Bandopadhyay's professor Amartya Sen also won the Economics Nobel in 1998 and his legacy continues. Abhijit is a US
In an age when mid-day meals given to students of different government schools across the country have raised hue and cry for their lack of proper nutrition, one school in Nadia has set an example for sure. Not just an example, rather a solution as
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly emerged as the consensus candidate to be BCCI’s new President in after a midnight drama sealed the fate of Brijesh Patel who all thought would grab the coveted post. Ganguly has been unanimously chosen and in all probability there will
We probably all have read in books how Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar studied under street Gas Lights. But someone doing the same in 21st century Howrah, near Kolkata, is unbelievable. However, Suchorita of Howrah’s Bangaal Para is one such example. She is seen every night sitting under
Lakshmi Puja in Bengal is not a mere successor to Durga Puja celebrations or worshipping of the Goddess of wealth. Rather, in Bengal it is all about regional identity and defines the vast chasm that practically divided the Bangaal from Ghoti, the Barendra from Rarh,
Paramita is excited after returning to India from Moscow. And she beamed showing her gold medal that she won by sheer grit and determination at the World Karate Championship held in Russia. Her parents are happy too but apprehensive that she might not be able
Imagine an Indian woman in the ‘80s overcoming all fear of the unknown and travelling to the freezing Antarctica? Yes, that was an era when Indian women hardly took up demanding jobs, let alone go on extreme adventure trips. But Sudipta Sengupta, who was a
This Lakshmi Puja, most Bengali homes will find artistic motifs of Alpona drawn across floors. Motifs of sun, lotus, fish, swastika, owl, snake, footprints of goddess Lakshmi, or even abstract designs will welcome the Goddess of Wealth to their homes. An ancient tradition, this laborious
Bengal’s handloom brand Tantuja seems to have turned around at last. A state government owned company that was undergoing huge losses have marked a big profit last and this year! Tantuja sarees are now being exported to various countries of the world in large quantities