The oldest seismograph of India lies at Shibpur Engineering College, away from the public eye. The first earthquake measurement system was built by Victor Hugo Benioff and considered an original Benioff seismograph meter. Surprisingly it was buried in a building which now serves as a
If you love to take a hike along a mountainous village trail you should not miss Daragaon, a new paradise of North Bengal. Located just 19 kilometres away from Kalimpong, Daragaon has a spirit of its own. While driving through this beautiful hamlet, you will
Phulbari is a small village located just beside Siliguri which has undergone a lot of change over the years. It can today give strong competition to Siliguri as far as development is concerned. However, what has remained constant over the years in Phulbari is its
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars
Amidst the disaster that extreme cyclonic storm Fani is causing to Orissa and Bengal, here comes a new alert for another impending disaster, that of a probable earthquake to hit any part of India, or even Himalayas, that is already prone to Earthquakes. A US
This is a story of hope and undaunted courage. Losing a son to death for a mother, is probably the worst nightmare that can descend on us. While some succumb to it, some take it as a life changing lesson. Just like Shimanti Das did.
A worn-out palace stands as testimony of its rich and glorious past. The ruins of a grand terrace, the staircase covered with wild growth, rickety bricks of a mansion jutting from the walls, plaster peeling off. Yet, Nimtita Rajbari stands as a spectator of glorious
Pather Panchali, the Apu-Durga masterpiece as depicted by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay in his Aam aantir bhenpu, was brought to life undoubtedly by Satyajit Ray. Though he had given the work of the film’s music direction to Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ray did use his originality in one
Those circular discs, the nostalgia of a box or conical record player and listening to the golden songs… all came alive at MAYA Art Space last Wednesday as famous record collector Susanta Kumar Chatterjee played to the audience records that are long lost. Yet, in
Remember your grandmother always stitching something silently in one corner of the room? Our mothers, grandmothers, aunts have often given rise to magnificent creations within the four walls of the room. Be it the scrumptious food or embroidered clothes, the quality of their creations have