The office para of Kolkata, that quintessential hub of chaos, where hundreds of feet tread every day in search of fate and livelihood. But Dalhousie is not just about offices, it is also about the city’s famous street food catering to the mobile crowd that
Devi Bargabhima temple For those who think Kolkata is old, a visit to Tamluk would probably be instructive. Actually, a good place to start would be the older names for this city - Tamralipta (in the Puranas and Mahabharata), Tamalika (in documented history), Tamalitti (in foreigners’
Chandannagore is not just an erstwhile French colony, but the Town that redefined ‘Light.’ It is a glowing example of how a group of self-taught light artisans can weave magic combining imagination and creativity with advanced light technology. Now, their efforts will gain a new
On February 18, Eco Park played host to a somewhat unusual two-hour workshop -- on the local floral species and birds residing at the park, organised by Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS), a conservation NGO founded in 1991. The event was attended by West Bengal
A time when most stand alone iconic single screen movie halls of Kolkata have shut down, Metro, the landmark of Esplanade has opened in a new avatar. It started its shows again this Saturday, rising from the ashes of a shutdown that happened in 2011.
The range of chemical and preservative-free food products Eight months. That is all it has taken The Bengal Store to spread their wings across 23 states. Don’t get them wrong, they are as averse to bragging as you are. However, The Bengal Store couldn’t help sharing
Birsingha - Birth place of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar On January 1, 2002, West Bengal’s Medinipur district was split in two halves - east and west. With a collective population of 97 lakh (9.7 million), undivided Medinipur was the largest district in India in terms of population, and
Nobody had really heard of Lamahatta before 2012. That year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, passing through the village, was struck by its scenic beauty and stopped to take photos. Realising its potential as a tourism destination, she also set the government machinery in
Launched this weekend, on 14th February 2021, you get an opportunity to hop and set sail on the European Settlements Boat Ride (ESBR) that starts at 10 am from Millenium Park each weekend. Along with the feel of a Cruise, you get to see the
Indian one horned rhino For most of its lifetime, Gorumara National Park was actually called Gorumara Wildlife Sanctuary. Properly speaking, it ought to have celebrated 70 years as a wildlife sanctuary, and 25 years as a national park, in 2020. Owing to the Covid pandemic, of