This is a company that is more than two centuries old and used to make wagons and supply materials to build some of the iconic structures in Bengal during the British era. It withstood 237 years of political upheavals and war, was witness to the
This is indeed a Bangali mishti with a difference. It looks like a pillow, is fluffy like one, but is a thing to eat. And for all those whose forefathers are from Bangladesh will surely feel a touch of nostalgia when one traces the history
Patharchapri fair of Birbhum is famous for its Urs festival. And there is one family of Birbhum, who have a special connect with this fair. They are the Dey family of Tantipara, who come every year with their century old Jalebis, that are sold at
Kolkata’s iconic by-lanes of Kumartuli and Kalighat have been home to world-famous clay idol makers since 8th-century. But little has changed for hundreds of idol makers, artisans and craftsmen of the area, whose families have lived in Kumartuli and Poto Para for centuries and tried
Bengal will soon get a chance to witness floating houseboats on the Ganges. Each houseboat will be a luxurious one complete with conference hall, bar counter, banquet hall and restaurant. In the beginning small groups of tourists or corporate houses can hire the houseboat at
Women of villages around Susunia Hills of Bankura will no more need to exchange their tales and thoughts at the bathing ghats around village ponds. They now have a well-set up ‘library only for women,’ where they will not just get to read books, magazines,
Cinchona Directorate of Mungpoo has shared some rare photographs of antique machines and artefacts lying in the Plantation office. Can they be turned into a museum? Cinchona Directorate at Mungpoo has many old antique items that can be displayed for public view. This will attract tourists
With large number of elephants often getting injured or killed by running train in different districts of North Bengal, the pachyderm-human conflict has reached dangerous heights. Since most railway lines in Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and Alipurduar run through forests, that are considered as major elephant corridors,
There was a time when they chopped trees illegally in the forests of North Bengal. And why did they do so? Simply because they had no other employment. Well, we are talking about the hundreds of youths of Buxa-Jayanti belt, where illegal timber logging was
