Lord Jagannath is said to have a big appetite. Hence, he is always offered a sumptuous bhog and he is known as Bhoga Khaiya – one who eats a lot of bhoga. Every day, Lord Jagannatha honours 56 different items of bhoga at his temple
India has rapidly become the ‘diabetes capital’ of the world and Kolkata is one of the cities where the disease has shown one of the sharpest rise in recent years. Even youngsters are developing diabetes thanks to obesity that is also related to heart attacks.
If you interact with the children of modern times in and around Kolkata, you will discover that most of them are not exposed to Bengali literature or films. Be it due to the advent of technology, extreme pressure of studies or fast-paced life, the present
Remember the famous Chipko Movement where women of villages held on to their favourite trees to stop them from being cut? It was a repeat scene but this time, the young students of a Birbhum school held on to their favourite Kadam Tree on their
Until now, there was a common belief among the devotees of Ramkrishna Paramhansa that he had succumbed to death because of throat cancer at the age of 52. But the reason for his death recorded in the death register of Cossipore Police Station that was
Social media these days is full of false and distorted news. So much so, that at times they even create religious divide and can cause serious social repercussions. One such fake post yesterday on Facebook was doing the rounds stating that the West Bengal government
Amala Shankar completes 100 years. Celebrating this living legend, Sangeet Natak Academy and Mamata Shankar Dance Company will be holding a special programme today and tomorrow at Rabindra Sadan. Students of Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts will also participate. Amala Shankar has been known
In China and Japan, full grown trees are regularly transplanted. In India we simply cut hundreds of trees to pave the way for some highway or bridge, little realizing that saplings planted to compensate felling of large grown trees do not help. Large grown trees
He is the Green Man of Kolkata. Bapi da aka Dhananjay Chakraborty, the cab driver who spent thousands, despite his humble earnings, just to make this city greener. For those who have come across this green taxi knows that Bapi had made a special green
She knows the problems of rakes and undercarriages of railways on her fingertips. She also knows how to keep railway carriages fit and fine. On a regular day at Santragachhi, she is seen hovering around railway carriages, checking them and noting their problems. Even senior