A week before Uttam Kumar died on July 24, 1980, he had wanted to meet ‘his Rama,’ actress Suchitra Sen who has often been compared to Hollywood’s recluse Greta Garbo. He called her after watching the movie ‘Alo Aamaar Alo’ on TV, but Suchitra Sen
One of Kolkata’s pioneers in IVF, Dr Baidyanath Chakraborty, at the age of 90 years, has decided to give up his institute to ICMR so that research can be carried on as before. Several corporate organisations had approached him that were interested in running the
Movie Tarikh has been winning laurels since its release. From winning the National Award to winning international awards, Churni Ganguly’s Tarikh has really made it big! Now it has received the prestigious Los Angeles Film Award 2019, that makes it one of the top 15
How about visiting the oldest ladoo shops of Kolkata on Ganesh Chaturthi? Have a look at our exclusive video on legendary ladoo shops of Kolkata
From 1881 to 1886, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay lived in Howrah as he used to work there. As per records his address was 212 Panchanantala Road. This was also the house where many well-known personalities including Rabindranath Tagore came. To honour Bankim Chandra’s presence in Howrah,
The famous Tarapith Kali Temple is undergoing massive change and turning environment friendly. The kitchen and office have been recently dismantled and will be now built in a spacious way to be run on Solar Energy. For all these years the Bhog at the temple
It is surprising, but it is true that illegal immigration from different neighbouring area, specially from East Bengal or East Pakistan had afflicted Assam from colonial times. Since a majority of these immigrants were Muslims, the influx even changed the demography of Assam. In 1931,
From the 26th to 30th of August, 2019, Jhargram's Khwaabgaon (Lalbazar) village witnessed a Potochitra Painting Workshop focusing on tribal and traditional art, organised and funded by Lalit Kala Akademi in collaboration with Chalchitra Academy. Chalchitra Academy is a Kolkata and Jhargram based cultural organization
As lynching deaths across the country go on a rise, Bengal government passed a new law in the State Assembly yesterday making it punishable by death penalty. The West Bengal (Prevention and Lynching) Bill 2019 makes lynching punishable by a life long prison term or
Filmmaker-actor Rituparno Ghosh, who was known for both his obsession with his sexual identity as also for his sensitive and sensible handling of stories, might have crossed the line of eternal bond. But he will always be remembered for the quality of his cinema that