With the monsoons officially leaving Bengal, markets are still flooded with the queen of fishes that any Bengali will die for --- Hilsa or Ilish. Pui Saag is also something you get in abundance during this part of the year. Get Bengal brings you some
• Being a South Indian now settled in Pune, how much do Bengal’s sarees mean to you? Why are they your favourite? I lived in Kolkata for four years and Bengal and its people, art and culture have a very special place in my heart. Majority
He was one of the most prominent architects of modern science in India. He was a physicist of international repute and his theory of thermal ionization was a path-breaking dimension in astrophysics. But what is not known about this great son of Bengal, is his
India’s patriarchal society has for ages objectified women and it is no wonder she has been categorized into two distinct types: Lakshmi and A-Lakshmi. Traits traditionally cited as feminine and those who we call Lakshmi, include gentleness, empathy, and sensitivity. Canadian-American sociologist Erving Goffman says
Sweet dishes are an essential part of Lakshmi Puja bhog. On this day, special Gur Payesh is served to Goddess Lakshmi, in which jaggery is used as a sweetening agent instead of sugar. We share a simple recipe of the dish that takes not more
Santragachhi Jheel, close to Kolkata have been a haven for migratory birds over decades. But off late, thanks to the construction and vehicular pollution, Santragachhi has witnessed a depleting population of birds. But due to a recent notification by the state government, the migratory moorhens
The state government has started a store named Sneho Nir on Gokhale Road near Rabindra Sadan that will sell jewelry and handicraft products exclusively made by transgenders. This is indeed a great gift to the community that has been so long neglected in India and
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has started a three-year campaign against child rape and child sexual abuse. The rally to reach every part of the country is now in Bengal. The Siliguri rally got huge response and participants urged people of North Bengal to help the
Thanks to the intervention of Calcutta High Court, around sixty-one trees around Laal Dighi will get a new lease of life. Calcutta has seen huge number of trees felled in the recent past in the name of infrastructure development, specially metro rail construction. Kolkata Metro
Scientists at Louvre in Paris have been examining a charcoal drawing known as Monna Vanna that was kept at a quiet corner of a palace north of France. Curators from the museum believe the drawing is at least in part by Leonardo. The size is