If you wish to recreate Tagore’s Shesher Kabita on the foothills of the Himalayas in North Bengal instead of Shillong, then Rangaroon is the place to go. Why? It’s because during the spring and summer seasons, this small village in Darjeeling is awash with the
Butto Kristo Paul Chemist Shop, North Kolkata As I walked from the Sovabazar Metro Station for around 15 minutes, the red and white imposing building that I had seen before many times on my trips to North Kolkata stood before me. 92B Sovabazar Street is an
If you are in the vicinity of Esplanade, you cannot miss the new gem in the block --- the first-ever Postal Café in India. Lovingly named Shiuli – the postal café is a testimony to the ongoing history of GPO or General Post Office of
As the scorching heat beats down the city, one corner of Central Kolkata awakes at dawn. Zakaria Street comes alive during the month of Ramadaan as Muslims across the world observe fast in the holy month of Ramzan and eat only before sunrise and after
After the grand success of many editions of Bengal Mango Utsav since 2012 and to promote Bengal's Mangoes and Mango products, the Department of Food Processing Industries & Horticulture, Government of West Bengal jointly with the Indian Chamber of Commerce organized Bengal Mango Utsav 2022
To try, test and feel the courage of the Indian Army and the power of our defence systems, there is no better place to visit than the newly opened Aircraft Museum in Kolkata, the first-ever aircraft museum in West Bengal and second in India, the
In this age of global cultural homogenization, museums have a great responsibility towards society and the world. Museums uphold our rich and glorious ethnographic heritage in the form of their collections which are primary evidences of our rich culture and they have the power to
The iconic street of North Kolkata, Amherst Street, burst into a mango mania last Saturday, celebrating the 9th year of Amherst Street Aam Utsab 2022. The best part of this mango festival was anyone could walk in and have any of the products at the
If boarding ot getting off a train at Howrah station, you will now have a chance to buy the best of handloom and local food products that are part of Bengal’s heritage. Indian Railways has chosen Howrah Station as a model station for the sale
The Indian Museum recently witnessed an eclectic Seminar titled ‘Recent Researches on Harappan Culture’ last week. There was a display of various artifacts too that were unearthed from the Harappan Civilisation, one of the oldest civilisations of the world. Eminent academicians Prof. Vasant Shinde, (CSIR