For the one who flips through the pages of history, you get to know how Lord Rama had performed Durga Puja during autumn, in contrary to the original puja rituals before going to war. To appease Devi Durga, he used 108 Neel Padma (blue lotuses)
The celebration of triumph over evil has started with much anticipation and gusto. Down the ages, from the time of the zamindars of British era Bengal to communist Bengal and then to different puja loving Bengal, the festivities have always kept us alive. They have
Did you know Bengal’s favourite Mishti Doi originated in Bulgaria! Well, do not raise your brows. Tracing the sweet trail of Bengal, one realises that majority of Bengal’s sweet box originated in some European nation or another. The yeast that helps to make Mishti Doi
Typing in Bengali or Bangla is not an ordeal anymore, because of one man and his invention – The Avro software. Be it script, articles, poems or anything else, people have started counting on the software ‘Avro.’ And can you imagine just at the age
The Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library presented an evening of rich academic deliberations and engagement with poetry titled as ‘Tryst with Poetry in Translation.’ Recently at ICCR. The theme of the evening was poetry in translation, an important area of concern in a multicultural country
Dr Robin Sengupta, the torchbearer of the world-class Institute of Neurosciences in Kolkata is one of the top 10 neurosurgeons of the world. After his stint with major hospitals of the world, he has returned to his roots, to Bengal to share his expertise and
She was then just a student of Class V when she was diagnosed with the deadly cancer. Anjali’s parents were taken aback when they got to know from doctors that to save their daughter;s life, her left leg needs amputation. By then Anjali Roy of
Is tourism thriving? If so, how well? The industry no doubt has several challenges, yet it is thriving and growing big. And new opportunities are on its way, every minute. More than 100 key members of the travel industry, from tour operators, to influencers, to
On the banks of the rippling Kulik River, on an area of about 300 acres, lies one of the largest Heronry of India. This is known as Kulik Bird Sanctuary. It is a sheer haven to 134 varieties of birds and around 70,000 migratory birds
Kalimpong and Kurseong have always been held as the Land of Orchids. But imagine orchids growing in the plains of Siliguri! New farming techniques have made this possible through green houses. Now the farmers are growing around 90 varieties of exquisite orchids in such temperature