Chewing Paan (betel leaf) is a tradition and a symbol of Indian hospitality which dates back to more than 5000 years. Offering a paan to guests after a sumptuous meal is part of Indian cordiality and affirms the age-old saying, ‘paan is the real shaan.’ Kolkata
Atrei Chatterjee and Urvashi Basu. Just imagine having some non-conventional meat at a Kolkata Food Festival! And that too exotic oriental dishes like Shark mixed meat, rabbit meat in wild green leaf paste with a dash of gondhoraj lebu, Rabbit bhuna, Turkey Pasinda, Emu Hariyali Kebabs!
Four city-based scientists have discovered a new path to block cancer’s long march. Researchers from the Institute of Bio-Physics at Bose Institute, Kolkata, have detected the culprit responsible for the progress of cancer metastasis or spread of cancer cells from its primary site of origin
This is great news for all nature and wildlife lovers of India and surely of Bengal as sightings of Indian Wild Dog or Dhole have been reported from Buxa Tiger Reserve of North Bengal recently. Camera of a tourist caught these animals that belong to
Kanyashree Scheme, the brainchild of Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee, has not just been a hit as an idea the world over, specially recognized by UN, but also is showing results at the ground level. The Kanyashree Brigade, that was also set up in different
The physical distance between a non-descript village of Ghatal in West Midnapore district and England’s Oxford University is huge, the means to reach the pinnacles of world education along with the merit and hard work needed is even more daunting. But this path has been
Ahaare Bangla organized by the Animal Husbandry Department of Bengal has a new surprise this year! Coloured crabs. These are rare crabs that are usually a delicacy in countries like Japan, Korea, China and Australia. They were never fished in India. But recently fishermen are
Winter is all about savouring food and tasting dishes in Bengal. And when it comes to sweets, Bengal scores above others for sure! So why not trace the ‘lesser known’ sweets of Bengal, this season? Here’s a checklist: Sarpuria or Sarbhaja of Krishnagar:A famous delicacy of
After a tremendous response in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore, SheThePeople.TV brings the Women Writers’ Fest to Kolkata on 8th December. The day-long festival puts the spotlight on authors, writers, bloggers and editors, featuring firebrand panelists from across genres. An ideal forum for women writers
Well, social media can unify two souls and that’s what a speech-and-hearing impaired couple from Bengal proved. Tulsi Sharma of Birbhum and small-time merchant Subhendu Saha are both speech-and-hearing impaired, but that did not deter them from expressing their feelings for each other online! Tulsi is