After Feluda Park, now it’s time for Apu Park. Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee had essayed the role of Apu in the 1959 film which is part of the Apu trilogy directed by Satyajit Ray. The West Bengal government has decided to construct a park themed
DEBDUTTA GUPTA & PARTHA DASGUPTA In addition to Bankura district,Bishnupur Gharana music was practiced in Murshidabad too. In 1905, Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandi of Murshidabad, opened the first honorary music school there. Presently, its condition is almost worn out. The Baharampur Music Society School was also
Rabindranath Tagore himself was an influencer down generations. But interestingly, he himself was deeply influenced by Mustafa Jalaluddin Rumi, who was born in Kabul, but lived in Persia, now Iran, about 800 years ago. Rumi is considered to be founder of Sufi philosophy and Tagore
Bongaon High School, Bongaon, North 24 Paraganas Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, one of the greatest novelists of Bengal was born on 12th September, 1894 in his maternal residence in Muratipur near Kalyani. Bibhutibhushan’s grandfather Tarini Charan Bandyopadhyay, a successful Ayurveda practitioner left his ancestral home in Panitar, Basirhat
“Interposed between the sea and the plains of Bengal lies an immense archipelago of islands…. There are no borders here to divide fresh water from salt, river from sea. The tides reach as far as three hundred kilometers inland and everyday thousands of acres of
Lapland Longspur In the early hours of a wintry morning a few weeks ago, Sourav Haldar and his companion Shubhro Pakhira embarked on an adventurous birdwatching expedition in the picturesque landscapes of Arunachal Pradesh. Their goal was to observe the recently discovered Lisu Wren Babbler, a
Imagine a Bengali woman translating world literature from French to English, that too in early 19th century! Considered to be one of the founding figures of Indo-Anglian literature, Toru Dutta alongside Henry Louis Vivian Derozio brought a revolution in English and French literature, yet how
Scottish Church Collegiate School, Bidhan Sarani, North Kolkata The grandiose structure of Scottish Church Collegiate School, a famous landmark of Bidhan Sarani in North Kolkata, is one of the renowned schools in the city that has a tradition of excelling in all spheres of education as
Jagadhatri Puja, Chandannagar Pujas in Bengal are not just for a religious cause, they have tags of social causes too. This year Chandannagar is all decked up for its annual Jagadhatri Puja, with themes very relevant - from saving the environment to spreading awareness about organ
Ma-i-toh Kali Temple, Sonamukhi, Bankura Bengal is the Kali devotees’ ultimate pilgrimage. There is a widely held belief among Bengalis that the noted 16th century Tantric scholar, Krishnananda Agamavagisha had once dreamt of Goddess Kali, the goddess, who was until then, associated with death and darkness.