Aparticular art of Bengal is decorating Ghots or round earthen pots offered during various religious ceremonies. At times the Ghot itself is worshipped as a deity symbolizing the idol of a particular goddess. One such deity is the Manasa Ghot. In Barishal, the erstwhile district of East Bengal
In 1984, New York Times had hit a headline about a Baul from Bengal. It carried an article describing famous Purna Das Baul as India’s Bob Dylan! By then Purna Das had successfully taken the rustic folk songs of Bengal to a global audience, performing
Radhatilak rice - an indigenous paddy variety of Bengal Bengal once was a hub of indigenous rice cultivation, and almost 500 different paddy varieties, including Jalkamini, Jamaishal, Kabirajshal, Jhingashal, Altapati, Rupshal, Sitashal, Dnarshal, Rabanshal, Bormasa, Roktoshali, Khejurchhori, Tin Sotin, and Fulmoti, illuminated its fields. Farmers used
The famous Sans Souci Theatre decided to enact one final play before it came to a crashing close. The production of Shakespeare’s Othello in 1848, at Sans Souci marked an important event in the history of Bengali plays. It was for the first time, that
They say ‘a picture tells a thousand words’. Since the pre-historic era, long before mankind found a way of expression through scripts, wall paintings were the only medium of expressing thoughts and ideas. In this context, the tribal wall art of the ‘Santhal’ community dwelling
In Charaka Samhita, the ancient Indian Sanskrit text on Ayurveda (traditional medicine), there is a phrase: Kansyam Buddhivardhakam, which means kansa, or bronze/bell metal, sharpens intellect. It pays tribute to Kansa's therapeutic powers. According to the Ayurveda, the nutritional value of food increases when it
At the close of the 16th century, around the year 1592, Emperor Akbar sent his famous Rajput commander Man Singh to the region then known as ‘Jangalkhand’, primarily to establish control over the powerful local tribal rulers of the Santhal, Bhumij, Lodha, and other communities,
“Rabeya ki Ruksana, theek to mane pode na… meyera eke eke phool hoye jaaye…” This iconic 90s song spoke about the trafficking of young girls, often leading to exploitation and abuse. However, this problem extends far beyond just girls. Social biases, cruelty, harassment, and bullying
Calcutta during the mid-19th century was still in its formative stage. British settlers missed their homeland while struggling to get a foothold in the city. They would try to recreate the essence of their land and indulge in sporting events they participated in England. Thus,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_441UTnObrY The West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation (WBLDC), a state government undertaking, has introduced a diagnostic service for pets to enhance pet healthcare in Kolkata and its surrounding areas. This initiative, operated through the Centre for Laboratory Animal Research and Training (CLART) at Kalyani, aims to