Just imagine Bengal’s humble mussels and snails, popularly known as geri/gugli, that were used by our mothers and grandmothers, to make delicious dishes, finding their place on the international dish list! Well, they soon will. Bengal government has zeroed on unique edible produce of the
The Spring of 1971 brought the greatest geo-political realignment in a generation. After twenty-two years of antagonism, China and the United States suddenly moved towards a détente --- instigated not by politicians, but by ping pong players. Ping Pong Diplomacy proves that the dramatic shift can
A secret tunnel has been unearthed under the historic Rajbari plot of Domjur, from where freedom fighter Rashbehari Bose had fled. What is however sad, is this Rajbari had been sold off and the man who bought it, started demolishing the whole structure when the
You must have heard recently about US astrophysicists Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne, jointly winning Nobel Prize for Physics for contribution to the LIGO detector and observation of gravitational waves. What many of you may not know however, is that Nairwita Mazumder, an
Most Bengali contemporary school students are familiar with Ranur Prothom Bhaag, a short storythat is part of school curriculum. When asked about the author’s name, most tend to say ‘Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay’ instead of Mukhopadhyay, though Bibhuti Bhushan Mukhopadhyay was one of the most widely-read
Films have portrayed love, affection and bonding between families in the most beautiful way. Though we find bonding between mother-son or brother-sister,tales of father-sons are rare. There are exceptions though,three cult films of this genre were Charlie Chaplin’s masterpiece, The Kid (1921), Vittorio De Sica’s
The news of finding a vast fossil forest at Ilambazar in Birbhum has garnered enough interest both among geologists and tourists. State Forest Department is developing 10 hectares around Amkhoi-Jambooni, as a tourist spot where the main attraction would be a fossil park. Previously paleontologists
Bengal government received winning praise from FIFA’s Javier Ceppi, director of FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The state government indeed did a praiseworthy job by refurbishing the Salt Lake stadium and its adjoining areas. A business delegation from Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BNCCI)
Almost 374 crore was approved by the state level committee looking after green projects for beautification and protecting Bengal’s flora and fauna. The Green Cities Mission will involve setting up underground cable in select towns, green zones in towns and Kolkata, replacing old street lights
Jesuit Father Christian Mignon, a Belgian missionary who translated the Bible into Bengali died recently in Kolkata. He was 93. Father Mignon translated the Bengali Catholic Bible, popularly known as the Mangalbarta Bible. This Bengali Bible was widely read by Bengali Catholics, both from West