Sandesh made of Jackfruit seeds Jackfruit is one of those exotic fruits that often draw mixed reviews from people due to its strong aroma. While some love it for its distinctive, musky smell, others simply mark it as pungent. Despite the controversies, one cannot ignore the
Sourav Ganguly - Maharaja of Indian Cricket Sourav Ganguly. Bengal’s ‘Dada’. You may idolize his ‘Dada-giri’ or disapprove of his brash arrogance, yet Sourav Ganguly remains the pride of Bengal -- an icon that you can never remain indifferent to. Not when you are a Bengali.
On July 8, 2023, the State Government has declared a paid holiday for the Panchayat election. All offices, educational institutions, government institutions, shops, factories, commercial and industrial institutions located in all the 22 districts of West Bengal will remain closed.
The dynamics of the healthcare industry are changing with the advent of technology in healthcare. Today everybody wants health services delivery at their doorstep. In West Bengal, the state government has been taking various measures to empower society for a healthier tomorrow and make preventive
Swami Vivekananda died on July 4, 1902, at the age of 39 years, five months and 24 days. Except for a few biographical accounts of his close followers, we do not know much about the last days of his life, or why he died at
This year on June 5, during a programme organized by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to celebrate World Environment Day, the state Environment minister, Manas Ranjan Bhunia unfurled a surprise gift for the citizens of Kolkata. He flagged off a state bus with Bus
At the start of the 20th century, 1907 to be precise, the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court was paid an annual salary of Rs 72,000, according to a court publication on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. His fellow Chief Justices at Madras
Floods and erosion pose a serious problem in the lower Ganga region, particularly in West Bengal. According to official reports, on average 8 km of land is engulfed annually by the river in West Bengal. The construction of the Farakka Barrage has disrupted the dynamic
Calcutta, 1962. One of the city’s premier fine dining restaurants, popular for its live Western music, decided to go with an instrumental version of the song ‘Matwali Ankhon Wale’, from the recently released film Chhote Nawab. Shocked and embarrassed patrons looked askance at each other.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was one of the many multi-talented Bengalis. He was an essayist, novelist, critic, a journalist, polemicist and a thinker as well. He is one of the two first graduates of the very first batch of the University of Calcutta, which held its