This might seem like a scene from a horror movie. Presence of ghosts in the strong room of the East Burdwan Poll Centre! Scared? Yes, agents of all political parties are having a creepy experience. At times melodious tunes from a harmonium flows by, at
The inspiring journey of the founding father of Bangladesh will soon be portrayed on celluloid. India and Bangladesh will join hands for a film based on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which is to be directed by noted film maker Shyam Benegal. Bongobandhu Rahman fought the Pakistani
If you wish to cool yourself from within this summer and keep your stomach healthy and happy, then try out Panta Bhaat or fermented rice. This is a dish which is unique and extremely popular in rural Bengal, Assam and Odisha. But it has tremendous
Bengali is a language so rich and profound that people in every corner of the world want to embrace it. There is an inexplicable sense of belonging that draws people to this language. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the American politician who also serves as the youngest member
Cinema and sweets – a Bengali’s life revolves around these two passions. And when the twain meet, the joy is simply boundless. Kolkata has been celebrating 100 years of Bengali cinema in various ways. Now to add more flavor to the celebrations, Cadbury Mishti makers
Rabindra Sarovar Lake is a slice of peaceful greenery amidst the busy urban backdrop of Kolkata. It has been playing an important role in maintaining the ecological balance. But due to lack of awareness, we often end up in destroying the vast greenery by littering
Since time immemorial, our country has been suffering from intense transphobia. If one did not conform to the society’s expectations of gender, we would subject them to emotional disgust, anger, violence, prejudice, discrimination, discomfort and deprive them from all the virtues of leading a normal
Gobhir Mallika --- Imagine a gigantic black hole having a poetic name and that too in Bengali! But this imagination will soon come to be true with black hole - Sagittarius A being renamed as known as Gobhir Mallika. Astronomers around the world will soon
If you thought College Street Coffee House was the first adda joint that has a story to tell, you are in for a surprise. Listen to the tales of coffee houses of Kolkata that existed much before. Way back in 18th-century ‘Calcutta,’ British aristocrats, senior
Let’s start with words and not with movie dialogues…. Let’s start with letters…. Satyajit Ray: ‘May I point out that the topicality of the theme in question stretches back into antiquity, when it found expression in that touching fable about the poor deluded crow with a